Backward, turn backward, O time, in your flight; 
Make me an egg again, smooth, clean and white. 
I’m homesick and lonely, and life’s but a dream, 
I’m a chicken that was born In a hatching machine, 
Compelled In this cold world sadly to roam— 
No mother to shelter mo, nn place to call home, 
No mother to teach me to scratch or to cluck, 
I hardly can tell whether I'm chicken or duck.—ZJ/e. 
A bad scrape—All amateur's violLu solo.— 
Travelers Record. 
What is it gives a cold, cures a cold and 
pays the doctor’s bill? A draught. —New Age. 
Mbat cooks, like dressmakers, generally do 
a great deal of basting. — American Chdti- 
vator. 
Customer: “I would like to look at a fat 
goose.” Shop boy: “If you’ll wait a minute 
missus will be here .”—New Age. 
“Have you read ‘Half Hours with Insects’?” 
asked Bromley. “No,” sadly replied Pompano, 
with a retrospective gleam in his eye, “but I 
know what it means .”—Neiv Age. 
He was riding with his elder sister and 
thought he could take some liberties. “Have 
you uuy objections to my smoking, Mabel?” 
he asked. “No,” she replied. “If you desire 
to smoke the coachman will help you to 
alight, ”—Lo well. Citizcn. 
“What a lovely cow, Uncle Jatnesl” ex- 
elaimed a Boston girl, the morning after her 
arrival, “and how comically she shakes her 
head.” “Yes, but don’t you get too near that 
cow,” continued her uncle, “he’s an ugly crit¬ 
ter.”— Field and Norm. 
“Maggie’s brother asked mo to kiss him, 
mamma” “Well, of course, you did not?” 
“No, I didn’t hear ’im.” “Then how do you 
know he asked you?” “Well, 1 didn’t hear 
him on’y dus a little bit! 1 didn’t hear ’im 
'nuf to go to’im, mamma !”—Boston Common¬ 
wealth. 
Anxious Grandmamma (watchful of wid¬ 
owed and coquettish daughter-in-law): “John- 
uy, go down stairs, and if Mr. Brown is with 
mamma, tell her 1 want to speak to her.” Lit¬ 
eral rendition by Johnny: “Mamma, grand¬ 
ma says if Mr. Brown is here you’re to come 
right up-stairs .”—Accident News. 
Tv?o fasliioriaUy dressed young Indies were 
walking down the street, ona'on either side of 
n young gentleman extremely swell in attire, 
and equally meagre in proportions. A street 
gamin grinned at them, then remarked drily, 
much to the discomfiture of the youth: “Ain’t 
much ham in that sandwich .”—Toledo Blade. 
FERTILIZERS OF HIGH VALUATION. 
The Mapes Company give a double guaran¬ 
tee, with their complete and specialcrop ma¬ 
nures. First—that they are fully up in com¬ 
position to their published analytical standard. 
Second—that they contain no H. C. rock, 
phosphate of iron or aluminum, or any in¬ 
ferior substitutes for bone; no cheap, in¬ 
ferior substitutes for sulphate of ammonia, 
nitrate of soda or blood, such us powdered 
leather, shoddy, horn, hair, or other insoluble 
auimal or vegetable matter, no marl or in¬ 
ferior make weights. The Mapes manures 
are made from the very best known forms of 
plant food. They enrich the soil. They are 
not stimulants.—American Cultivator. 
MOORE BROS.’ GALL POWDER 
lleuls Collar Galls, 
Heals Boot Galls, 
Ileitlrs I SIC Gulls, 
lleuls Saddle Galls, 
WHILE the ANIMAL is at WORK. 
Price ftl per eon, by ntttll, postpaid. 
I\lOOUK HUOS., Veterinary Surgeons, 
Mention Rural New yokkkk.) Albany, N. V. 
CIDER 
PRESSES. 
GRATERS. 
PUMPS, 
ETC. 
A FULL LINE OF 
\ 
Including both KNUCKLE 
JOINT AND 8CKKVV 
PRESSES, by Hand or Pow¬ 
er, for Mills of any capacity. 
Send for Catalogue. 
Boomer & Boschert Press Co., 
118 West Water Street, Syracuse, N. Y* 
mmm 
mm 
THE BUML MEW-TOMEl, 
THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS OF CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA ON 
The Mapes Special Crop Manures. 
11 SAMPLES—INCLUDING ALL ANALYZED DURING PAST YEAR 
AVERACE “SELLING PRICE” per ton.$44.24 
“ “VALUATION” of the Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid and 
Potash contained in each ton - - - - - 40,34 
AVERACE EXCESS OF “SELLING PRICE” OVER “VALUATION,” 
per ton - - - -- -- -- - 3.90 
EQUAL TO “PERCENTAGE OF ADVANCE OF SELLING PRICE 
OVER VALUATION.”. 9.60 
The “New England Homestead,” March 26th, 1887, well says: “A single analysis of any fertilizer may be very misleading. It 
may he made from what the manufacturers call a lucky sample, containing an exceptionally large, amount ot‘ plant-food, in which 
case the analysis will give the goods a higher valuation than they deserve; or the sample may be an “unlucky” one, deficient in some 
of the elements, and in this case the valuation will be much below the actual quality of the goods. 
“Therefore, the average of a large number of analyses is the best guide to the average composition of any brand. The larger 
the number of analyses on which the average is based, the less will be the chance for error and the more closely will the average 
represent the actual composition of the fertilizer.” Send for descriptive pamphlet to 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO., 
158 FRONT ST., NEW YORK. 
BATCFELLER 
THE CHEAPEST , 
and BEST. d 
Nn iron rlrn In D 
top for butter or W 
creaiu to adhere Wb 
All sizes made up 
to HU) gallon* H 
Lever and Roller A 
But ter Workers. [L 
We also make 
BOX CHURNS ■ 
von /ii 
CREAM KlUKS./iflB 
H. F. lint, holler & 
BARREL CHURN. 
Mesa HORSE 
POWERS 
DOG POWERS. 
— xTl.x One Churn, or 
—— N$i\\ Horse Power, sold 
S.. at wholesale price 
^ M* where we have no 
T— ILnmtotf as repre- 
Send for Cireu- 
Snn, Box M, Rock Falls, III. 
THE ROCHESTER 
HAY and GRAIN ELEVATORS 
SLING and STACKER 
' BEATS THEM ALL. 
P Agents wauted. Send for circular. 
Men lion this paper. 
W. C. RICKER, 
ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
Old Reliable Stover 
IMPROVED. 
Windmills for pumping 
waierfor Railroad*.VUliufes, fp xriv/r r 
Suburban Houses, Luvus, gf :l:NYfc| 
Dairies, Brick Yards, Drain -. ‘ . 
Ing. Irrigating, etc., as well 
as Geared Windmills of all 
sizes, for running Grinders, Shellers, 
Haws. etc. Also Feed Grinder* operat¬ 
ed by Dumping Windmills, Corn and 
Cob Grinders, Wood Saws, und the Dur¬ 
ham combined feed Mills and Powers. 
KVecpnrl )I noli inn Co., Freeport, III. 
F(Mt 
- II t V, 
JUAHTS W-&PL STIC V \V 
VICTORIOUS. and wool. 
Received First Premium at N. Y. State Fair. In 
lfWO, 1HH1, Itws, IMWt and IKHl, Including the Grand 
Gold Medal and two Silver Medals, over Dederlek 
and others; also World "* Fair »i New Orleans, Cali¬ 
fornia State Fair, Now England and Dallas (Texas) 
State, is*’.. The most, rapid, powerful and durable 
pres* made : puts over ten gins In carl bale every 
three niluutca; fully warranted nnd protected; 
three bales to any mtier proas’* two. Also Morse 
Powers,Cider Mills,Corn Hhellen*, Feed Cutters,JtO. 
Sand for I Hunt rated circular*. Address, 
WHITMAN AUKIC’L CO., St. Louie, Mo. 
It ha* no equal 1 , and make* the best, strongest and 
most durable fence for general use and especially for 
farm anu stock purpose Weaves any length or picket, 
rial or board, and uuy sized wire cun be used. The 
Monarch Machine Is made of the hotd. mail rials, Is 
strong’, light, durable, can easily lie operated uysnian 
or bov, und will hut a llfe-llme. This fence Is far 
mu per for to any barb win-fence, nnd will turn all kinds 
of stock. 
For new catalogue and further particulars, address 
M. C. HENLEY, 
523 to 533 No. I 6th Street, 
RICHMOND INDIANA. 
Mention the Bubal Nicw-YoitKi.it. 
MAKLTACTCItW) KXllM’ltlVKt.V MV 
.Inuesvllle llnrliinc Co., JANESVILLE, WIS. 
THE 
GreatAmericpn 
GOOD NEWS 
TO L ADIES. 
Moss Rosa T< 
Wohstnr’a I)i< 
tii k m 
P.O.lioxm 
Greatest. otTer. Now 1 * yatlr tlmo 
to get order* for our celebrated 
Tnii, Coffee, and Hulling 
I’owdei'.aml securea l.oautiful 
Gold J’.atiu or Moss Rose China 
Tea Set., Dinner Set, Gold Rand 
>so Toilet Sot, Watch, Bras* Lamp, Castor, or 
r’a Dictionary. Fur part ienlara adore** , 
K BULAT AMLKICA V TEA CO., 
>x289, ;n and 33 Ywtey St., Now York. 
Mi'itm Eiif/tni'*, 
AUTOMATIC AND 
Ft. i » Slid* V»iv*. 
Statlon*i 7 , ForuLls mil 
Traction. Clu>*,i«*t 
Mi.| bet for *11 iinrpce*. 
Simple, itroog *od4ura- 
blo, Nn Parquhtr sstisr 
•vvrospliKlinl. H»w Mill*, 
Tbreabm* Muebluv* and 
Agrloultur»l Implement* 
»nd machinery gonurslly. 
Send for Illu*‘d Catsloitue 
A. II. Enroa/iar, 
GAY & SON 
OTTAWA, 1 LI 
Manufactu¬ 
rers of 
ROAD 
CARTS. 
Best made positive 
ly. A ’u home- motion. 
I hese cart* will be \ 
furnished at wholt 
sale prices to buy ere 
In towns where we 
have no agent. Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
Mention the Rural New-Yorker. 
THE BUDLONG DISK HARROWS. 
LA DOW’S PATENT. 
TUB ONI.Y DESIRABLE DISK HARROW. The best Is 
the cheapest. Write for Circular*, Catalogue "D.” 
In the Rhode Island State Farm Experi¬ 
ments (recently published in the New Eng¬ 
land Homestead , and upon which our 
calculations are based), the Stockbridge 
Potato Manure produced in 1886 MORE 
MARKETABLE POTATOES in propor¬ 
tion to the quantity each raised, than old 
manure, green manure or ground bone; 
wlii e in three years’ trial, the Stock- 
bridge Manures produced 09 per cent, 
more potatoes and corn than ground hone. 
Equal values were used in each case. This 
three years’ trial shows conclusively that 
the Stockbridge Special Manures were 
more effective than stable manure, whether 
green or composted, taking into account 
the quality of the crop and the cost of ap¬ 
plication, and thatou quick growing crops, 
like com and potatoes, which practically 
grow in si*ty days, the Stockbridge far 
outstrijtpatl ground hone, which evidently 
was too slow, or more properly speaking, 
was lacking in plant food available for and 
adapted to corn and potatoes. 
At the price at which these manures can 
be bought, of our local agents this year, 
they will be found the cheapest fertilizers 
in the market, for although costing a trifle 
more per ton at the outset, they go much 
further , and there is less to handle and 
apply. 
Get lowest cash prices before buying. 
BOWKER FERTILIZER COMPANY, 
BOSTON AND NEW YORK. 
PIANOFORTES. 
UNEQUALLED IN 
Tone Touch Workmanship and Durability. 
WILLIAM KN AllE A CO. 
Nos. 204 and 206 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore. 
No. 112 Fifth Avenua. Now York, 
The Cold-Water Dip, 
(Tl l V jVIO-CIl 10801.,) 
A very highly noucculrutud, non poisonous fluid— 
mixes readily With cold or warm wafer—the simplest 
safest, surest cure for TICKS. 
LIC E, 
MANGE, SCAB, nil Insect Pests, all Skin troubles, and 
many outer Diseases of Live Stock. Recommended by 
many prominent Breeders. See elrenhir, sent on ap¬ 
plication. T. W. LAWKOHI) cV CO., 
Dull I more, Aid. 
MARKETABLE POTATOES 
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