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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
and of whom bought, with ample space to re¬ 
cord the service and progeny of each animal 
for 13 years; also a blank for a full pedigree 
running back for five generations. There is 
also space to record the sales of 830 an imals 
with the date of sale and price. This is a very 
handy book, and is sold by the publisher, 8. 
W. Coe, 75 IVortb Street, N. Y., for £1.50 
Sandwich Enterprise Company, Sand¬ 
wich, Ill.—The illustrated catalogue of the 
windmill made by this company, showing 
its working parts and its governor, also an ar¬ 
rangement whereby the mill can be made to 
do the churning. It also contains illustrations 
of many styles of pumps adapted to different 
situations as made by this firm. One noticeable 
feature is a system of hog-watering boxes or 
tauks so contrived as to maintain a constant 
supply of water in the drinking vessels, and 
yet so arranged that the pigs can neither get 
into the water nor soil it. It will be sent on 
application. 
Belcher & Taylor, Agricultural Tool 
Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass,—A catalogue fully 
describing the Bullard Improved Hay Tedder, 
They claim that it will readily spread four 
acres of grass in one hour, and that hay made 
with a tedder is of better quality than that 
made by being cured all from one side. We 
have used a tedder for years, and would 
hardly like to dispense with it in any grass, 
and could not in curing heavy clover. This 
circular also shows the 8. R. Nye Hay rake, 
for which they claim lightness of draft, ease 
of dumping, ease of riding, and the raking of 
the hay free from foreigu matter. Send for 
the circular, which is free to our readers. 
Wm. F Ely, Madison, N. J.—The descrip¬ 
tive circular and price list of Chamberlain’s 
Reversible Hay Elevator and Carrier; also 
Chamberlain’s Adjustable Track and Trip- 
rope Attachment. Among the advantages 
claimed for these tools is that the fork can be 
made to run in either direction from the load 
without changing rope or removing car from 
track; that the carrier is made entirely of 
iron aud that the track ran be readily leveled, 
should it from any cause get untrue. This 
circular will be seat free; those contemplat¬ 
ing the purchase of a hay fork or carriers 
should not fail to read it, 
The Empire Drill Company, Shortsville, 
N. Y. — A little pamphlet How to Raise 
Wheat; also a circular of the Empire Drill; 
also the Sheldon Automatic Hay Rake. The 
pamphlet How to Raise Wheat is from the 
pen of John Hamilton. \I. A. 8 , and contains 
much sound common sense ou the manner of 
growth of the wheat plant aud the require¬ 
ments necessary to secure the Pest remits. 
The other circulars are descriptive of the 
machines illustrated aud which are made aud 
sold by this house. The whole will be sent free 
to any who apply, referring to the Rural, 
and are worth reading. 
Brooks & Parsons. Addison, N. Y.—Cir¬ 
cular of the Smith Self-adjusting Swing 
Cattle Stanchions, showing the manner in 
which this stanchion is constructed, so that it 
readily turns to allow the cattle to lick them¬ 
selves, drive off the flies or turn their heads 
so as to rest them on the body when lying 
down. No one should think of using the old 
barbarous stationary stanchions. The keep- 
ing*of cattle in them for one Winter will cost 
any man, In extra food, twice as much as 
would procure better ones. Seud for these 
circulars and investigate. 
The C. L. Leir Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, Domestic Building, New York.—A col¬ 
ored circular of patterns of a substitute for 
stained-glass, which, when putou, can scarcely 
be told from tlie genuine, and which will not 
cost over one-eigtli of the price. Itcau he ap¬ 
plied by anyone, the directions furnished being 
very plain. This circular shows designs, aud 
gives prioes.and will be sent free to all our read¬ 
ers who apply. Send for it. and see at what a 
small expense, aud how easily you can decor¬ 
ate hall or sitting room windows. 
Transactions of the Fruit Growers’ 
Association of Nova Scotia, for 1885. 
—This pamphlet, of some 150 pages, is fill¬ 
ed with the reports of the quarterly' and an¬ 
nual meetings of this Society, and shows, 
beyond question, that Nova Scotians are 
alive to the value of their country for 
fruit production, and are bound to stand in 
the foremost rank in producing good fruit. 
Mr. C. R. H. Starr, Port William, N. S., Sec¬ 
retary, 
D. E. McSherry & Co., Dayton, Ohio.— 
Catalogue of the McSherry grain and fertil¬ 
izer drill. It is claimed for this drill that it 
never breaks the grain, or chokes, aud that It. 
distributes very evenly. It. bus the Murk's 
force-feed fertilizer sower in which the size 
of the discharging apertures is never altered, 
thus, as is claimed, preventing auv clogging. 
This drill is made for one or two horses 
Send for the circular and post up. 
Jerome Potter, Tiverton Four Corners, 
R. I.—Circular of the Willson Spring Whiffl 
trees, showing how they are made, with a 
coiled steel spring so placed as to relieve the 
horses’shoulders of all shocks or sudden jars, 
and, moreover, while they are light, they are 
very durable. One can get a correct idea of 
them from this circular. 
The Tobacco Growers’ Guide —A com¬ 
pilation of hints, suggestions and experience 
of successful tobecco growers. Price 50 cents; 
published by F. W. Good, Edgerton, Wiscon¬ 
sin. 
F. D. Curtis, Kirby Homestead, Charl¬ 
ton, N. Y,—Catalogue of Duroc-Jersey and 
Victoria swiue, Jersey cattle and sheep, poul¬ 
try, grain and trees, which are for sale. 
C. L Downes & Co , 63 Duane St,, N. Y.— 
A circular of a simple but efficient stylo- 
graphic pen, which will write 15,000 words 
with one filling. 
Tenants of An Old Farm. Leaves from 
the Notebook of a Naturalist. By Henry C. 
McCook; Fords Howards & Hulbert pub 
lishers. Price £2 50—The tenants of an old 
farm described in this book are such as oc¬ 
cupy thousands of farms, and herein lies one 
of the charms of this work. Some of the 
insects found on the “old farm’’ are described 
so clearly and attractively that the greatest 
hater of “bugs" must surely be interested if 
he but reads the book. The habits of spiders 
as well as of moths, including the clothes 
moth, codling moth, death’s head moth and 
others; bumble bees, ants, especially the ants 
of Texas: crickets, katydids, cicadas, and 
wasps are described with scientific exactness 
and with humorous parallels. Both fact and 
fancy are fully illustrated in 140 good pic¬ 
tures. The spider is shown as “the old wo¬ 
man who lived in a shoe,” as a bridge builder, 
a balloonist, and one species as living “Rocked 
in the cradle of the deep.” The bumble bees 
caught in a trap made by turning a black 
jug. half filled with water, ou its siie, become 
one feature of a picture entitled, “Wild abori¬ 
gines exterminated by the enticements of the 
jug.” Another represents “the dude of the 
bee hive—poor drone!” But these laughter- 
provoking pictures are not the only ones; 
accurate representations of the insects des¬ 
cribed form the larger proportion of the illus¬ 
trations, and these having been examined, 
their originals will be easily recognized when 
seen. 
Descriptions of the wonderful insects of 
foreign countries are entertaining, but the 
romantic lives of the tenants of our own 
farms have for an observing mind, a living, 
present interest far greater, and this book 
deserves all the popularity it may win. 
PROF. LAW ON PLBURO-PNEUMONIA. 
In his Report ou the International Veterin¬ 
ary Congress at Brussels, in September 1883, 
Prof. James Law says: 
“The idea of the spontaneous origin of lung 
plague [pleuro pueumonia] in the present day 
is effectually set aside. An abiding confidence 
in our perfect security from this disease, apart 
from imported virus, is essential to thorough 
work. The voice of the representative veter¬ 
inarians of Europe and America has beeu 
given against the assumption that inoculated 
animals caunot infect a sound animal. When 
the State undertakes to stamp out the plague, 
the practice of inoculation becomes a serious 
hiudrance by in creasing and diffusing the virus. 
“The Congress declares strongly iu favor of 
the instant slaughter of all diseased animals 
and of those suspected of disease.” G. e. m. 
the wild goose plum. 
I have several large trees that were plant¬ 
ed 10 or more years, aud they have scarcely 
borne a dozen plums each year, and I have 
seen many trees in Now Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Ohio and elsewhere, aud the same complaint 
of barrenness existed everywhere. 
ISAAC HICKS. 
Queens Co., L. I. 
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A NOVEL MOUSE TRAP. 
I have succeded iu eutirely ridding our 
bouse of mice, by placing a tall pitcher, large 
at the bottom aud small at the top, with some 
corn iu it in the room, they will get iu but can’t 
get out without help. henry tranger. 
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Communications Rkckcvkd so a tuk Wekk Ending 
Saturday, May 10,1S$5. 
J. H.S., we cannot very well answer such ques- 
tions.-J. B.-L. E. N.-A. F.-W. P. B.-F. D. C.-l>. 
J. S.-T. S. G.-F. J. L.-C V. U.-I. K.—W. F. B.—a 
K. D.-T. M .-J. C. 3., thunks.—J. E. C.-S. C —I. S.— 
W. R.-T. D. C.—H. II. (truss roe’d. W F.—W. P. B. 
—8. 8. W.-K. K. R. T. M.-A. H. I). and S., seeds 
rec’d. They are too late. -D. B. D. W.—G. K. M.— 
I. M. Y.-P. M. A. and s. plants ree’d.—J. M. Y.. eorn 
not a* yet received.—W. N, F. -W. n. M.—A. J. C.— 
W. I U.-8. F. D. -J. R. C —G. K. M.-W. K.—U. H.— 
K. L. B.-H. M.K.-G. H. D.—L. U. K.-E.-A. T.—C. 
II S.-O. S. B.-A. S. P -H. B. M.-C. C. A.-E. S. C.— 
B. F. D.—J. C.—C. W. A. -V. R. R.—H. L. T.—W. W.— 
T. H. B.-W.W. F.-S. J.Y.-H. H. S.-C. R. Jr. E. R. B. 
“Liberty Enlightening the World” 
The Committee In charge of the construction of 
the base aud pedestal for the reception of this groat 
work, In order to raise fund* for its comple¬ 
tion, have prepared a miniature Siatuette six inches 
in height,— the Statue Bronzed: Pedestal, Nickel-sil¬ 
vered,—which they are now delivering to subscrib¬ 
ers throughout the United. States ar One Dollar 
Each. 
Tills attractive souvenir and Mantel or Desk orna¬ 
ment Isa perfect facsimile of the model furnished 
by the artist. 
The Statuette tn same metal, twelve tnehes high, at 
Five Dollar* Each, delivered. 
The designs of Statue and Pedestal are protected 
by U. S. Patents, and the models can only be fur¬ 
nished by this Committee. Address with remittance, 
RICHARD BCTJ.ER, Secretary, 
American Committee of the Statue of Liberty. 
33 Mercer Street, .\ew York. 
MAPLEWOOD STOCK FARM 
HERD Of HOlSTEIflS. 
19.1^044 lbs. from March 20.1882, to March 20.18SS. 
23,7T4i lb«. .. May 28, 1333. to Mar 38.1884. 
Not the largest but the finest, nerd tn America, In 
whlrli will he found representatives of nearly all the 
noted families In this country, prizewinners and 
their direct descendants. The largest records have 
beeu made by members of this herd. Prince of 
Wayne 3d 7 a#, the great butter bull, and Constantvn 
2010, Sire Constant.™ 157 N. H. B.. dam Betje M3 N.'H. 
B.t record 86 lbs... granddam Oude Be tie record 89 
lbs.t. at head of herd. Fifty calves, of superior 
breeding and great, merit, released front quarantine 
December 17th. F. C. STEVENS, Atlica, N. Y. 
WORLDS’ EXPOSITION AT NEW ORLEANS. 
Everv Premium for Long- 
Keeping Butter. Lot B> Class 
3, was awarded to butter 
made by the Cooley Process. 
Also First Premium for 
Sept, or Oct. butter. Class 2, 
and the First Premium 
for Print Butter. 
Remember the POOLKY 
has a Patented Process. 
Others imitate construc¬ 
tion. but cannot use the pro¬ 
cess 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
SOO HEAD oar HANTD 
Every Animal 
Selected by 
a Member of the 
Largest and 
Choicest Herd 
in this 
Country. 
Firm in Person. 
Over thirty yearly records made In this herd average 14,212 lbs. 5 ounces: average age of cows years 
In 13*1 our entire herd of mature cows averaged 14.164 lbs. 15 ounces, In jssi our entire herd of eight three- 
& e ^?i d £ a J era ‘ K ‘l 1 **»•••* ounce*. April 1. •**. ten cows In this herd had made records from 14,000 to 
1R.U10 each, averaging I.LStb tba. 6 s-m ounces. For the year ending June, 1314. five mature cows averaged 15,621 
ibs. 1 2 -j ounces. Seven heifers of the Netherland Family, five of them 3 years old and two 3 vears old, aver- 
aged Ins. I 2o otlUceS. 
SMITHS, POWELL Ac LAMB ( Lakeside Stock Farm, Syracuse* N. Y* 
TURBINE WIND MILL. 
OAUIPORKriA-'S FAVORITE, 
AND THE FAVORITE OF EVERY ONE WHO HAS SEEN OR USED IT 
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 w ealher and will last a lifetime 
For Pumping Water, Grinding Feed, Sawing Wood, ete., etc. 
Also, SOUTH WICK’S TRIUMPH FEED MILL (Simplest and Best), 
For use with ordinary Pumping Mills (Turbine). 
A. II. SflUTHWIlit, Patentee, Des Jloines, Iowa, 
jy Special Discounts during winter months on Iron Work. 
BOOKWALTER ENGINES 
UPRIGHT AND HORIZONTAL, 
3 TO 10 HORSE POWER. 
OVER 3,000 IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. 
Illustrated Pamphlet sent freo. Address, 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
Eastern Office: 110 Liberty St.. New York. 
THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER CO. 
uA dTcctcST 0FJ ^tt harvesting machines 
HARVESTERS single 
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-AND 
TWINE 
BINDERS 
—AND— 
CHANGEABLE SPEED 
MOWERS. 
Adapted to all conditions of Crops and for theuse of all classes of Farmers. Active Agents wanted in 
unoccupied territory. Send for Catalogue. The JOHNSTON HARVEST UR. CO., Batavia. N. V- 
