MARCH 49 
Please mention this paper. 
feus, und plants!. 
for !l)C Bou'ng. 
1887 SPRING 1887 mTNT-|T1(N 
Now it the time to prepare I 1 ' IJ Li V* 
your order* for new and rare H |A IL ILi 8 
Fruit nnil O. rianifiilnl B | I f J | JL I 
Trees. Surubs, Evergreens, A 
Hoses, Ornpe Vines etc. lie- 
sides Pianv Deidr.ililn Novelties, we oner the largest 
nnd most complete general stock In the L.M. Cato- 
losuensidlt I" nil regular eiislomers free. To others: 
No. I, Fruits, hie.: No. 2, Ornamental Trees, etc., illus¬ 
trated. l.'.e.; No. «, Strawberries; No. t. W holesale; No 
6,1 Vises, |eee. .ELLWANGER & BARftY, 
Mt. Hope NurHCiie*, Rochester. N. Y. 
JAPAN IMPORTATIONS. 
The Senior Part ner of the Arm of II. II. Berger & 
Co.. ofSnn Francisco., leaves for Japan In April, 
to visit nor Nurseries and (lie native establishments, 
taking notes on Uortleultnral and Agricultural sub¬ 
jects, and to tnake arrangements for next season's 
i rade. 
To Insure personul attention and selection of stock. 
Fruit nnd ornamental Trees, Shrubs. Plants, Bulbs, 
nnd Seed if, orders should he sent Iti time to reach Yo¬ 
kohama up to July l.MI* 
Address II. II. UKRGKR A CO., SAN FRAN¬ 
CISCO, from where mail will be forwarded. 
P. O. BOX 1601. SI? WASHINGTON STREET. 
SEND FOR FREE CATAl.OGl'r. 
FRUIT 
NUT TREES, 
ROSES, SUL A 1,1, FRUITS, SURF IIS, etc, 
GEO. R. KNAIT, 
GREENFIELD, MASS. 
FOR SA1.E.—S.C.B. Leghorns, at $1.AS each. Eggs, 
13 for $1 00; 26 for $1.50. I,. I>. II. IIATTON. 
RUSSELLVILLE, PA. 
POTATOES AND OATS FOR SEED. 
Send for Price LLst. <«, II. I’ll KKItlNR, 
F1SI1ERS, ONTARIO CO., N. Y. 
THE “COMMON SENSE” MILK Pill. 
<£> . jr - - • . -**, Thl- Is Mm 
fie#' ■itjjSn'r There are no 
WImI scarna In the 
\fti, ;4SS: ;; w from to eatch 
VMVlr m thedirt. It ha* 
\lW' I K ting strainer, 
Mi l ■ /////*» which can be 
■HK r - Mjjm 1 u a l u u t ly re 
vHhlHlE mmm moved, so I hat 
■P| ■■ every jinrt^of 
'extrastrain 
patented. er* con be ob¬ 
tained nt any time. 
The Pad Ismndc from heavy XX tin, and Is In all 
I respects the tieac iu the world. 
Semi Tor special clrculur. Agents wanted. 
MILKING TUBES. 
FOR MILKING COWS WITH SORE TEATS. 
This Is the best Tube In the market. Sent, post¬ 
paid to anv address, on receipt of price. One 
Tube, A?cents; Five Tubes, tl.tJu. Send for spe 
clal circulars to 
BARTLETT & DOW, 
LOWELL, MASS. 
1838. POMONA NURSERIES. 1887. 
n^yii —a sermtn stock or - 
Lawton, best Early Market Pear; Kief 
fer. bast Late Market IVar: !,c Conte 
hi >2 and other PearTrves; IP Uton Jr., Lorg 
FWf. wj eel known Blackberry; 16K bushels per 
/- l[j yuerc-ll-i Inches around. Krie, the 
vyrt 1 Isirgerl m.kY uaupv Blackberry; Marl 
OA J burn and Holden tjueen Raspberries. 
L/i.t Porru and Lida, nest Market straw- 
berries: \utynr t, Kmtdre- Slot, and 
oilier Grapes In large supply. All the 
worthy Old and promising new fniils. Galalogue free. 
Will. PARRY, PARRY. N. .1. 
BERRY BOXES 
Send for Illustrated cata¬ 
logue. X.B.n.VLL .V CO. 
Benton Ilnrlior, >11 eh. 
nnd nil kinds of 
FRUIT BASKETS 
PACKAGES 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO’S 
BEAUTIFUL. KVElt-IIL003IING 
For 18 Yours our G rent Specialty has been 
cTowiug and fliatributinK ltO^Kn* We h*v« all the 
No velliesana ^nfA^/arir/ctr^^/r/Aiudiffer- 
ent Bi/eBaiul priced to suit all, We Bend sTItOMi.VUiOK- 
018 ri.AN i8 wifely by mail or express to all points. 
3 TO 12 PUNTS $ |. *?,i° S? 
OnrNewGlli ile.SX pp./lercnhes nearly .YOU ti nest 
varieties of Ruses, the best Ilur«l> Miriili*, & 
Climbing Vines, and New (uni Kurc Flower 
Seed*, and tells how to growtbem—FREE 
Address THE D1NGF.F, dfc CONARD CO., 
Rose Growers, M eat Grave, Chester Co. 1’u, 
CAUTION. 
Wnen buying fertilizers, 
J buy of reliable parties 
II and get the beat, even if 
■ the tlrst cost Is a little 
* 1 more. 
BOWKl.lt FERTH.t/ER CO. 
■■ lOO Be«| Kinds! .'iOth 
H ■ LJ A IJ IL L. 1 year. Catalogues tree 
HT| H I; r C* Concords. 82 tier 10 U: 
I I ™ I ■■ \m »lt per I.UW). I Em litre 
■ State and 1 Niagara for SI post uuld Brigh- 
■■ toil, Delaware. Ives, Elvira, I .(1(1 V. Catawba, 
Martha, Moore's Early, Worden. Poeklington. 
Diamond. Vergennc*. Ac., at lowest rales. Raspber¬ 
ries. Gooseberries, Jessie Mrawneriy.Lucretia Dew- 
bony, die. CEO. W. CAMPBELL, huins.ro, Ohio. 
£tock ami poultry. 
I 
\|ARE YOU INTERESTED INK3QULTRY3 
Practical I’Oi i .tr v BOOK. 
IOO tip.: beautiful colored plultr, 
engravings and dnseripMniis of nil 
breeds, haw hi oapunizn; plans fur 
poultry houses-, about iartibolor*• 
and whore to buy Eggs and 1- owls. 
Mailed for lu < erils._ 
associated fanciers. 
237 South 8thStreet, Philadelphia, Pa. 
SCOTCH Collie Shepherd Bitch l’ups, pure bred, at 
O *1 each, now ready for delivery. Pedigree given. 
O. N. BRAIN A RD, PuineBVille, Ohio. 
and Fowl Cholera always mired. Dime 
lions free. Address Win. Rust & Hons, 
Box 1901, New BrilUHwiek, N’. J. 
HAliHTKD’S IM PLEX CENTENNIAL 
INCUBATORS. 
First, Foremost, Best. All Egg Machine, only $20. 
Ceutenniul H'f'g Co.. Box 250, Kvk, N, Y 
lUi^ccllaujcou^ gulvprtiiSittg. 
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES. 
To destroy injurious Insects 18 conceded by all or- 
clmrdisia as necessary to secure perfect fruit, for full 
direction* and outfit ror hand or horse power at bottom 
cash prices address 
FIFED FORCE PUMP CO.. I,nek port, N.T, 
B RO OD E R S■ 
Best In the world. See last week’s advertisement. 
Centennial JPfg Co,, Box 230, Rye, N'. Y, 
ANEW BUTTER PRESERVATIVE. 
_ KEIAOGG’8 
Royal Salt. 
POSITIVELY PREVENTS BUTTER 
FROM EVER BECOMING RANCHI. 
Endorsed by George tl. Douglas. F,st|.. Kx 1‘resident 
Mercantile Exchange: Putnam Conklin, Esq., Manager 
Thurber, Wbylnnd At Co.'s Mutter Department, New 
York City; Col Wm. L'Tonler, Nonhp,in, 1, I., N. V.; 
SI, Louis Hairy Co.. Charles t'abanne, Gtn'l Manager, 
St.Louis, Mrt. and others. See Mnrviean Agriculturist, 
page 32B. August number, issii. 
FOR SALK BY The Western I In try Supply Co., KX 
and !»0 Lake Sireer, Chicago, 111.; Clillils & Jones, 
Utica. N. Y.; Jolla S. Carter, Syracuse, N. Y.- P. J. 
Kaufman, Terre Halite. Indiana: W. V. FJthlan, South 
hold, L. L: Frank Simon and ('. J, \ lids. New London, 
Conn ; II. A Waggniimn, Uoii'ton. Te\a-: U. il. Mar 
eelliis, Schenectady, N Y,: Stiangler A Bieh. Marietta, 
I’a.; Woodward & Co., Hartford. Conn.; H. C, Tanner 
& Co.. .Saluda. N C.: It Spikes Sayre. Talladega. Ala.; 
Ten Urocele A Wentworth, Chatham. N. V.. John P. 
Loans, Mt, Jackson, \ a : Charles A. Muller, Becknmn, 
N. Y.; Homer Kanmdeli Trails Co.. Newburgh, N. Y.; 
J. B. TeiupJeman, Broadway. Ya.; J. C. Ij-slle, Spring 
Held, Ohio: Butter Preservative Suit Co. New York 
City, n. Y„ and denli'rs in dairy supplies generally 
throughout the United Sates. 
Send lor Circular. 
HI TTER PRESERVATIVE SALT CO.. 
OKI-'II K AND FacT intY. 
Foot of West Eleventh street New York City, N. Y. 
DAIRY < 
AND 
FAMILY 
SCALE. 
> BUTTER 
i Tiasma eitfl salting 
ft AtUNTS I Atlarbiui-n 
WANTIQ R 
The only wale Capacity 
- with which 
Butter can la- pound 
Mci ’ulint and milted at one up 
oration, and i ruhout tlgurtn i 
Every scale warranted 
JBOSKLKV A- STiiHDAUO IHfg.ft 
POUI.TNEY, Vermont 
THE WITCH’S FATE. 
Not many decades ago in this country, the 
people were excited over witchcraft. Persons 
suspected were thrown into the water; if not 
witches, they would drown; if they were 
witches, they would swim ashore, and would 
lie put to death! In any event, they were 
doomed! 
Not many years ago if a person was taken 
sick with advanced disorder of the kidneys, 
the physician would pronounce the disease 
Bright’s disease, and when so declared, he re¬ 
garded his responsibility at an end, for med¬ 
ical authority admitted that the disease was 
incurable. When the physician found a 
patient thus afflicted, he would say, “Oh, a 
slight attack of the kidneys; will be all right 
in a little while.” He knew to the contrary, 
But if he could keep liis patient on his hands 
for a few months, he knew he would derive a 
great revenue from his ease, arid then when 
the disease had progressed to a certain stage, 
he would state the facts and retire, exonerated 
from nil blame. 
But the error of supposing the disease incur¬ 
able, lias swayed the public mind, long after 
the fact has ceased to be. But public opinion 
has been educated to true stat us of the case 
by those who have discounted the incurability 
theory, and the public recognizes ami testifies 
to the fact that Warner’s safe cure is a specific 
for this disease. This has been shown with 
thousands of testimonials. 
XT j Kin referring to them in our filas we find 
that $5,000 reward wall be given to any one 
who can provethatso for as the manufacturers 
know they are not genuine, and that hundreds 
of thousands similar in character could be 
published, if it were necessary. 
This condition of things is very amusing to 
the journalist, who looks upon all sides of 
every question. Proof should l>e accepted by 
all, but prejudice fights proof for many years. 
It seems strange that when a proprietary 
medicine is doing the good that Warner’s 
safe cure is that the physicians do not publicly 
endorse it. Many of them, we are told, 
privately prescribe it. 
A few years ago, as stated, when a man had 
Bright's disease, the doctor boldly announced 
it, because he thought it relieved him of respon¬ 
sibility. To-day when prominent people 
are dying (and hundreds of thousands of com¬ 
mon people die of the same disease), we are told 
that doctors disguise the fact that it is Bright’s 
disease of the kidneys and say t hat they die 
of apoplexy, of pneumonia, of consumption, 
of general debility, of rheumatism, of heart 
disease, of blood poisoning, or some other of 
the names of the direct effects of kidney dis¬ 
ease, They are not the real disease itself. 
We sometimes wonder if they avoid statiug 
the real cause of disease for fear they will 
drive the public into patronage of the only 
scientific proprietary specific, for kidney dis¬ 
eases and the thousand and one diseases that 
originate in inactive kidneys. 
We do not believe every advertisement we 
read. Some people perhaps may regal'd this 
article as an advertisement and will not be¬ 
lieve it, but we are candid enough to say that 
we believe the parties above mentioned have 
stated their case and proved it, and under 
such circumstances the public is unwise if it is 
longer influenced by adverse predjudice. 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark; I have closed school 
for the winter. I studied the common Eng¬ 
lish branches. After school tried to get sub¬ 
scribers for the Rural; got three names for 
premiums and goto History of the Civil War, 
and one of the World, also one seed planter. 
I felt well paid. I am fond of history. The 
seed of peas you sent last spring were fine. 
The ladies were delighted with them. I 
helped my father care for the seeds sent from 
the Rural office. There ls ou interest iu 
watching the growth aud progress of the new 
sorts for trial. I am satisfied farming is 
a good business for one who has a taste for it. 
It seems a more independent life than any 
other. I am sure I shall like it as well as any 
thing. I wonder if Uncle Mark was ever a 
farmer! Am inclined to think he was. We 
like the Rural very much; could not get 
along without it. I feel Uncle Mark should 
have our sincere thanks for Ins kindness to us. 
i hope to see t he “Story of a District School” 
resumed. kobert m. colt. 
Litchfield Co., Conn. 
LYou are a good agent. Uncle Mark 
worked ou a farm "from a boy up.” Farm¬ 
ing is a good business for those who make it 
what it should be. 'When we get more space 
I am going to tell you more about my farm¬ 
ing.] _ 
Dear Uncle Mark: I like the Story of a 
District School. I am nine years old. We 
live on a farm of 40 acres. We have 10 head 
of cattle aud two horses. I wrote once before 
but my letter was not printed. L would like 
to be one of the Cousins. We received the 
seeds all right. james m. davis. 
Corinth, 111. 
Dear Uncle Mark: I would like to join 
theY. H. C. I am IL years old and live in 
St. Clair Co., Michigan. Last summer I raised 
10 birds. I named all but four. My brother 
has taken your paper lour years. I have four 
brothers aud one sister. We have three horses 
aud oue colt, six calves aud four cows. 1 have 
pieced two bedquilts aud have auother begun. 
I can knit lace. I read iu the fifth reader. 
Your niece, maria ann mctenish. 
St. CJair Co., Michigan. 
Dear Uncle Mark: I am 11 years old and 
lived in the City of New York until last- 
December, when I came to live with Mr. and 
Mrs. A L. Franklin. I like it iu the country 
better than I do in the city. Our school 
closed February 4th. I have enjoyed reading 
the Cousins’ letters very much, Mr. Franklin 
has taken the RURAL four years. We have 
three cows, one yearling, one calf aud 1(» 
hens. We get 10 and J1 eggs a day. Nearly 
all our liens are Plymouth Rocks. I generally 
feed them. Please number mo as one of the 
Cousins. From your niece, 
ANNA M. KETCH UM. 
Schoharie, Co., N. Y. 
Dear Uncle Mark; I am a little girl and 
nave been thinking of writiug you a little note 
all by myself. 1 have been reading the Cous¬ 
ins’ letters and liketbem very much. We live 
about half a mile from the village on a small 
farm. 1 go to school in the village; it is just 
a nice walk te school. We have about 40 
chickens. I gather the eggs every evening; 
some days we get 20. Wo have four colts; 
they are very gentle aud fine looking. I 
planted some of the Rural seeds and had some 
nice flowers from them. I planted some in 
the gardeu, but they did not do as well as 
those iu the boxes. The first part of the sum¬ 
mer was too wet and the latter part was too 
dry. AYe are getting the garden raked otf 
aud put in order. We generally make our 
garden from the middle of March to the first 
of April. ELEANOR SHELTON. 
Orange C. H. Va. 
Dear Uncle Mark; 1 am a little girl 11 
years old, 1 want to join the Y. H. C., and 
be a cousin too. I go to school and am learn¬ 
ing very fast. 1 got a prize for working in 
arithmetic. It was a pair of very nice white 
kid gloves. I love to read the letters from 
the Cousins, My papa takes the Ru UAL Nkw- 
Yohkek aud likes it very much. 
Yours truly, 
Quenemo, Kansas. zella uandall. 
A SQUASH WORTH $100. 
I offer 8100 for lieuvicNt SQUASH, 850 for 
next, 825 for next 820 for next and 85 each for 
next 21 heaviest. 
You .am «row b !a 8quu*h. GET A PRK.H 1UIU. ro- 
oolvo FREE freoh cordon or tln-ver -Iit with each 
order for IMPROVED M AM MOTH CHILI 
SQUASH SEED. MONEY REFUNDED, or 
nowmtiqriy iff .ml if not anti nine lory. Kelor toChi- 
CJitro tmmnewa man land tvlveeUeitiK latencies. 
Clarefiltly Cultivate nml yon imav win the 1st or 
2d Premium* mid State or County Fair Preimuma, 
i’rlco i>or ptvkuito. Sqiimdi *eoit,| 75 cent*, with 
10 piu'-knttOH ot l-'rtwli Gnnlmi or Flower weed* 
FREE, or J pm-kut.'i"' S1.75. with 30 iniokiqe'*' Fresh 
Ch».dun or l-lu-A- t -. 1 -.-.I* FREE. Hmnii money order, 
negate red U'tt«r. or Jiovlrl note*; 1 and 2-Ctd Htiunp* 
tnkon. M_v exhibition of big kjiihhIi in Chioiuto, Novem¬ 
ber next. Nhonld interest ev.Ty further. All oeods funi- 
Inlied and guaranteed by a well known Unit After pre- 
miuni»nie awarded, w.ll, n! my <‘\|ieni‘e, -Kind for squash 
J propose to exhibit. Don't tm*H the opportunity. 
Tho fine 25 eimlomiTN onlormp ww-d* GET EX¬ 
TRA PACKAGE FREE. Mend certified weights 
of Sqmi-l. I be fore Nov. I. IHH7, Addrotw II, A. HULr 
BUKD, 101 mid 103 Randolph Ht„ Chicago, Ill. 
STANDARD 
GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. 
For Poullry Fcnclmf. 
y, OF ONE CENT FOR 2 INCH MF.SH No. 19 WIRE. 
EVERYTHING for the POU LTRY YARD. 
Hatcher* and Brooders. 
Send for Circular. B R OC K NKit & EVA NS. 
28 VEKKV STREET, N. V. CITY. 
LLuro Ii. Brahmas aud WyantloitcH, 82 per 13. |^n.nr u 
S t*. pocks and W. Lenhorns, *! SJper 13. 
Bronze Turkeys, t-1 per 12 F. Ducks. -LOO tier tl. 
Splendid slock, pucked in new ba-keis, surety guar 
anteed. Si. j brook Valley Poultry Y artlw, 
OAK HILL. N. Y 
JJest Hatcher 
ON EARTH. 
Hatches Ducks,Turkeys. 
Geese anil Chicken*. 
Received First. Premium 
where exhibited, 
tkaul for Circular. 
ANDREWS’ 
Hatcher Co. 
Elmira. N. Y. 
Meution Rukai. N. Y. 
A Cruel I’reiljHdice of Old Times More 
Than Equalled Now. 
OCCn POTATOES 
ALtU and seeds 
^^From the Famous AROOSTOOK. 
GEORGE W.P.JERRARD. Caribou, Maine 
Tlicjtretit superiori¬ 
ty cl' true Aroostook 
prown potatoes for 
seed Is well known 
Wherever plan ted, 
they yield lurge crops 
handsome tubers, 
notably free from dis¬ 
ease. And the short, 
quick Henson of this 
tiir north-east land 
makes till our seeds 
hardy, productive, 
and early. 
My li.r.rsTHATED 
C'ai.vL(h;L>; Will b« 
sen! i mt to uD 
Write fr.i lL 
?tH\i boKTIC 
rum wit-ie 
M&ntniRNCIj 
PURE MILK, 
\ WARREN 
MMILK BOTTLES 
l Patented March 23d, 188 , 1 . 
. \ Adapted for the Delivery 
ft. W of Milk In all Cities 
and Towns, 
A LQNG-HEKDEO WANT 
, V ' AT LAST SUPPUEO. 
A. Y. WH1TBMA.A, 
dJ 72 Murray St., JfE>V YORK 
HOLSTEIN FREISIAN CATTLE 
IMPORTED AND HOME BRED. 
WHAT OTIlKItS SAY. 
"The finest herd this season.' — Dr. Farrington, U. S. 
yuuruntiue siuliou, N. J. 
•'As a herd, away up! up! ! up!I!’—Dudley Miller 
Esq., Oswego, N. Y. 
Young Cows; Yearlings with Calf, Yearling Bulls, 
and Spring Calves' Prime Stock. No fancy prices. We 
mean business. G. \V. THOMPSON A-SON, 
Sielion, N. J., 1*. K. It. 
JF-ICSKt RKlt, I’llUMI.ilin, 
( h.f%l*r W hi**. Bt rk'hirt-A YofL 
•*hlff rim*. Hoiltli(lo«ia) Cohwnli 
anti I>ifont Down ShrA’pfind Liunbt 
Srolrn 4 o!l*y Shcphpfti I>or% in# 
Fancy Pool try. Send for t&Ulof* 
».ATLKK KCItPJtS AOU.PkJU, ► 
RECORDED PR'ZE $W'NE 
i N.C \V. 11,1 Chester Whiles; 
Pol it ltd l III mi*. Fnncu Strains: 
Imped English Kt-rkMliii'CN, 
"•-ttusssr- Recorded Pedigree, Health. Thrift 
and Purity Guaranteed. C. II. \VARRl\GTON. 
Box 8(1, West Chester, Fa. 
WANTB1)-a thoroughly competent- BUTTER 
MAKER (single) lo take charge of Maplewood Dairy 
Musi understand how lo run a Steam Engine and the 
Do Laval Separator. Rest of references required 
Maclkwoop Stock Kaiim, Aillea. Wyoming Co., N. Y. 
. It. T. PATTERSON * CO,. Bridgeport. 
Conn. Breeders ot Fancy Poultry, Eggs. Fowls, ami 
Pekin Ducks for sale 
Ci O From Black Minorca*, White Minorca*, 
IfvJTvJTO WhlieWynmlottesandWbRePlymouih 
■'■■i'' Rocks, winners of highest prizes ut the 
largest exhibitions. Prices reasonable for quality of 
stock. JOHN J. BERRY, WlllTK Pi.ains, N. Y. 
'A N "IS uospuji t^t: ‘H.l.v J| - 1 Vl Jlv V 
■pfud.u.l aaut^ajiix.i ‘ <i o ,t • ..upiiii AUUfKVl 
-dtqs - q | '.>1)1 SOXoq qj (N)l JO l»>J ''JT. n.uois Jlli.lG 
pill! pee,-| A.IejiU") til |uej e-; uj v.iAn^uud 
•JOneq vmiqiou AJJRqUQ [TGOUOO 40 .qi(ei|-iV 
•pu;) jo sso'i Viiuo w '"PIOQ ‘sqj’noj jo.j 
f>G Joj it pssn AMja fiAcq H.qtLVl* 'av l>g eqj, 'uon 
-Riuoo Ilf »9tM0HJ1»M)kUhlo0H pus .utrtjnd joj 
se|i|i:;H ,{.tuAf j pus Hse,idx,| ‘Hpvo.qpifi jso^jui 
oq)A() post! «) a'l.I.XV.) PUT* S.ISHOjl 4«j 
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