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GreatAmerican 
C.Ompanv 
cro°vJn strawberries. 
Wp will have our usual flue supply ready about July 
15th. Catalogue containing correctdeserlpMons of the 
best Old and New varieties, with cult urul direc- 
l inns, mailed free. 
ELLWANCER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
STOP! THINK! INVESTIGATE! 
I,A Ii Kp- 11> K WTOCIt FA KM lias 
The only Cow that has given 26,021 lbs. 2 ox. of milk In a year. 
Theuttlv four-year-old that Inis given 2.'1,G02 lbs. 10 ok. In a year. 
The only two year-old that has given I8.4HJ lbs. IHoz lu ayear. 
The only herd of mature Cows that has averaged 17,166 lbs. 
1 os. In a year, 
Thu only herd of two-year-olds that has averaged 12,46511)8. 7 
or,, lit a year. 
VAT MAN VANTS 
“Man vants butleedle here pelow," 
Some great wise man haf said; 
He should peen quite coutented, so 
He got his dally pread. 
Fourteen Cows n^tlils herd have averaged 22 lbs. 1 oz. of 
^W k mu RECORD 26021165.2025. in OHt 'UR. butter in a week. 
Also a floe stud of Clydesdale stallions, Jlares aud Fillips and choice standard bred Hambletonlnn Stallions. 
Send for Catalogue giving full records aud pedigrees. Iu writing alwajra nieutiou Rural Nbw-\ oukkk. 
&MITIIS, POWELL & LAM If, Syrncnsc, N. Y 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR 
TO BE HELD AT 
ROCHESTER, SEPT. 8 to 14, 1887. 
ENTRIES‘CLOSE AUGUST 8. 
Premiums greatly Increased. New features added, 
For Premium List and particulars, address 
N. V. STATE AGRICULTUR A L SOCIETY, 
Albany, N. \ . 
But I do sometimes slightly doubt 
Der truth von dot old saw, 
For man haf nefer yet find oud 
Youst vere der line to draw. 
WATERPROOF HAY COVERS 
Der poor mail, mid a happy shmlle, 
Take all vat he can git; 
Und ven der rich man see a pile, 
He vant der whole of it. 
Also covers for AGRICULTl KAL IMPLEMENT^, WAGONS and Waterproof Covers for all 
purposeson Farm, etc. Cheap. Durable. Serviceable. V\ ATE It PU()tlF>IlLLT_IN(. Iryll ll £,ideee from lW c. 
per square foot, all widths. Waterproof Duek for all purposes. Also PATENT PLANT BED CLOTH, 
a substitute for glass sash on Hot Beds and Cold Frames, for 3, 6, and 9 cts per yard, and Is 36 Riches wide. Send 
for circulars, samples, etc., free. Mention ihls paper. 
C. S. WATERPROOFING FIBER CO. (LIMITED), 56 SOUTH STREET. NEW YORK. 
THE LATEST 
AND 
Di« leedle rhyme, It vas to show. 
No matter vat he's worth, 
Dot “leeole” man vants here pelow 
Dot really means the earth. 
-Emit* Pickhardt{'■ Mentor"). 
EXAMINE 
The Syracuse Nurseries offer for the Fall of 1887, a large and unusually choice stock 
of Standard Apples, Standard, Half Standard and Dwarf Pears, Peach¬ 
es, Plums, Cherries, and Quinces. Also a full line of other Nursery Stock 
both Fruit and Ornamental, Shrubs and Roses. With an experience of nearly 
half a century, soil especially adapted to the growth of trees, aud growing only for the 
trade wc* can offer special inducements to Nurserymen and Dealers, aud solicit their 
correspondence or a personal examination of our stock before making contracts for Fall. 
8MI'L'H«, POWELL & JLASIB, dyraouse, N. Y. 
Always seedy —The fig .—New Age. 
How to make a Maltese cross: By stepping 
on its tail.— Judge. 
Speaking of queensware, we can say they 
do. See how long Queen Victoria wears.— 
Cornwall Reflector. 
If you want to buy a farm cheap, cross our 
northern boundary. Lansdowne in Canada, 
you know .—Texas Siftings. 
HE: “You are the only college girl I ever 
liked.” She: “Why, how so?” He: “Oh, the 
others all know so much.”— Life. 
It is never too late to mend, but a man can¬ 
not expect to have a button sewed on much 
after midnight. —Hebrew Standard. 
Formerly, the foolish virgins had no oil; 
now the foolish virgins are too free with the 
kerosene —Hackensack Republican. 
It is well enough to be generous, but don’t 
be generous to a fault. A fault is not entitled 
to any such consideration .—Boston Post. 
“What book has helped you most in life?” 
I asked my friend, as home we took our way 
one day, and he replied, “Mj r pocket-book.” 
— Vox Popvli. 
Cook Books are evidently not of modern 
origin, for Bacon says: “Some books are to 
be tasted, some eaten and some digested.”— 
Exeter Gazette. 
Young Housewife: “What miserable lit¬ 
tle eggs again' You really must tell them, 
Jane, to let the hens sit on them a little 
longer .”—Union Signal. 
One of the teachers in the school at Hamp¬ 
ton recently asked one of the Indian pupils 
what. lbs. stood for. “Elbows, I guess,” was 
the unexpected reply .—New Age. 
“Did you ever see an elephant’s skin?” 
asked the master of an infants’ school. “I 
have,” shouted a six-year-old at the bottom of 
the class. “Where?” inquired old spectacles. 
“On the elephant,” was the reply .—Union 
Signal. 
Sunday-school scholar to teacher: “Did 
you say the hairs of my head are numbered?” 
Teacher: “Yes, my dear.” Sundsty-school 
scholar. “Well, then (pulling out a hair aud 
presenting it), what’s the number of this one?” 
—Our Country Home. 
“Johnny, you may give me the name of 
some wild flower,” said the teacher in botany. 
Johnny thought awhile aud then said: “Well, 
I reckon Injun meal conies about as near 
being wild flour as anything I know of.”— 
Washington Critic. 
A pious tramp chalked the legend, “You are 
on the road to h—1.” on all the feuces in a 
Michigan town. A wag came along and 
chalked under it, “You must be there by this 
time .”—New Hampshire Patriot. 
An urchin asked his mother a dilticult ques¬ 
tion, and got the answer, “I don’t know.” 
“Well,” said ho, “I think mothers ought to 
kuow. They ought to be well educated, or 
else have an encyclopedia .”—Union Signal. 
A GENTLEMAN, who issomewhat deaf, is the 
owner of a dog which has become the terror 
of the neighborhood. The other day he was 
accosted by a friend, who said: “Good morn¬ 
ing, Mr. S-1 Your wife made us a very 
pleasant call lust evening.” “I am very 
sorry,” came flie startling reply, “I’ll see that 
it doesn’t occur agaiu, for 1 intend to keep her 
chained up after this .”—Cincinnati Inquirer. 
POINTS: 
Iron Frame, Steel Bearings, Positive Cut, No 
Springs, No Babbitt Metal, New Feed 
Rollers and Adjustment, 
Safety Fly Wheel. 
SEND FOR CIRCULAR AND PRICES. 
HIGGANUM MANUFACTURING CORP., 
HICCANUM, CONN. 
Warehouse, . 38 So. Market Street, Boston, Mass 
THE AMERICAN DAIRY SALT CO., L’D, SOLE MANUFACTURERS, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Purest and best Salt In the market. Used bv a majority of Dairymen in the country, with entire satisfaction. 
Cheaper and better than any foreign Salt. First Premiums taken wherever exhibited. Send for “Salt Manual,” 
giving certificates as to quality, premiums taken, &e. Address J. W. BARKER, Sec’y, Syracuse, N. Y. 
OVER 300,000 IN ACTUAL USE 
And all Bivins perfect •MtUfactlon* • 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Easier, and with Less Injury to 
Will wiiSfe Cleaner, 
ClothoBthan any other In the World. Wo challenge 
any manufacturer to produce a better Washer. 
Ever^ Machine Warranted FIFE Yean, 
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Ramn io to agnate. 33. Ateo our celebrated 
> Comhin9d MANURE SPREADERS 
;& FARM WAGONS sold the first year 
KEYSTONE WRINGERS AT LOWEST WHOLESALE PRICES. 
■ _ » • . .... s It ■ __ tax_an n a a _ T*_ 
POTATO CULTURE. 
A Treatise on same- sent free, by 
Aspinwnll M'f'g Three Rivers, Mich 
FRUIT DRIERS 
-n Mm!.'In ni t Sizes, for 
: — - Factory. Farm, auil Family 
f Iwtr. 
V - At the test of (he lending Fruit 
JEET Evaporators, at the Pennsylvania 
hr—I Stale Fair, at Philadelphia.Oo ober, 
EEt 1868, the ‘ PNEUMATIC” dried 
a barrel of pippins In 50 iwiu- 
j— ui e<« I ohm time than the American. 
i==j The Z< miner man. was distanced, 
and withdrew before finishing. 
HR! AWARDED THE 
——T Silver Modal 
■1 over alt competitors at New Eug- 
fcew, land Fall-, 1883. 
WjTv The operation Is such that they 
retain the natural fruit flavor. The 
—Y. evaporation Is the most rapid, with 
Send for Circulars. 
ROSSIE IRON ORE PAINT. 
Is made from Red Oxide Ore—Is the best and most 
durable Paint Tor Tin, Iron and Shingle Roofs, Barns. 
Farm utensils, etc.. wiUnot cruak or peel- will protect 
roofs from sparks. Samples free. Ask prices of 
ROSS»IE IRON ORE FAINT CO., 
Ogdenaburg, N. Y. 
Cheaper than Paint. 
CREOSOTE WOOD STAINS 
For Outbuildings, Shingles, Fences, etc. Durable, 
strong Preservatives of the Wood. Can be applied 
with a Whitewash Brush by any boy. In all colors. 
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Send for Circular. ?0 KILBY ST , BOSTON. 
DEALERS AND AGEN'i 
Secure exclusive sale (FALL SEASON) 
1 niwir PULVERIZING 
Absolutely the best and cheapest Farm aud Gulden 
Fence known. 
THE BROCK FLEXIBLE FENCE CO., 
1'2'i Wafer Street, New York. 
n Clod Crusher and Leveler. 
The Best Tool in the world for preparing 
Wheat Ground and for Summer Fallows. 
Goods delivered five ott board til numerous 
distributing depots in the West and South. 
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N. Tt .—“ Tillage is Manure’’ and other essays sent free 
to parties who name this paper. 
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If yon intend to buy a 
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three (3) styles) a grappling 
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THE ®T - CATTLE FASTENING! 
SMITH'S 
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The only Practical Swing Stanchion Invented. Thou¬ 
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Send for IlhiNtruied Catalogue and Price List. 
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Box 7.5, CHICOPEE FALLS, Muss 
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Horse Ifnkes, 
Feed Cutters, 
Vegetable Cutters, 
Reversible 8ulky Flows, 
Wight Hand and Side Hill Flows. 
Harrows, Tobacco Ridgers A Cultivulors. 
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WILMINGTON, DHL. 
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^Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. 
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SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
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