SUPPLEMENT TO THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The LEADING FARM PAPER OF THE WORLD! 
There are few unbiased, competent judges who will dispute that the above line expresses the estimation in which the RURAL NEW YORK Fit now a „ *. , , 
ur old readers Know the paper. To them we can only say that we shall spare neither money, labor, nor time to continually fmprove Our 
such a journal, and there is no other published that is better prepared to carry out this work than the Rural New-Yorker In addition to th* ,^.1 ’ 
above, we have prepared manv special topics which will be worked up with the utmost care by selected contributors. A few of these topic, arc given below" ' °" 
Special TO Talcs lay Special Writers. 
How to Produce the Farm Horse. 
An entire number of the Rural will be 
given up to this important subject. The best 
writers that can be found will tell how to 
breed, train, feed and work the animal that 
will do the most profitable work on the farm. 
Veterinary Notes. 
By Dr. F. L. Kilborne. 
All questions regarding the diseases of ani¬ 
mals will be promptly answered, and many 
special topics will be treated in a simple yet 
exhaustive manner. 
Providing Pure Water for Stock. 
The lack of good water in many sections 
during the past dry season, caused much loss 
to stock owners, that might have been pre¬ 
vented by suitable arrangements for provid 
ing water. Farmers who have carried their 
stock safely through this trying season will 
tell how they succeeded in doing it. 
English Dairy Notes. 
By the distinguished dairyman, Professor 
Sheldon. 
The Dairy Cow and Her Products 
Articles by John Gould, Henry Stewart, T 
D. Curtis, Major H. A. Alvord, J. A. Smith, 
Col. F. D. Curtis and others. 
Stock Breeding and Fattening 
Articles under this head will be prepared 
by Pi’of. G. PL Morrow, Prof. J. A. Sanborn, 
Judge T. C. Jones, Henry Stewart, John 
Gould, A. B. Allen, Prof. I. P. Roberts, L. F. 
Allen, and other breeders and feeders. 
Beef Making at the South. 
By Prof. F. A. Gulley, of Mississippi. 
Papers of great importance giving the re¬ 
sults of experiments at the Mississippi Agri 
cultural College with the different breeds of 
beef cattle and stock foods peculiar to the 
South; illustrated. 
Should We Teach Agriculture in the 
District School? 
By Dr. W. J. Beal, Dr. T. H. Hoskins, 
Prof. G. E. Morrow and other thinkers 
and teachers. 
This will be one of the most thoughtful and 
su l?l? ei5 tivo series of articles on country edu¬ 
cational methods ever written. 
Economic Entomology and Bee-Keeping. 
By Prof. A. J. Cook, Dr. C. V. Riley, C. 
P. Gillette, W. L. Devereaux, W. Z. 
Hutchinson, O. L. Heishiser, and others 
How to Prevent Disease. 
Common-sense hints on the preservation of 
health by a number of prominent medical 
men. This will be an entirely new feature, 
strikingly original and valuable. 
The Farm Work-shop. 
This will include articles on the Care of En- 
gines and Implements, What Tools do I Need? 
How to Make a Farm Shop Useful, etc., all 
by practical men who are skilled in handling 
tools. 
Unprofitable Farm Work that Pays. 
Under this heading will be presented a se 
ries of thoughtful articles detailing a number 
of farm operations that bring no immediate 
results and yet pay an immense percentage of 
profit. The real value of farm experiment 
work will bo brought out in this discussion 
Lhe Broiler,[from the Egg to the Grid¬ 
dle. 
By P. H. Jacobs. 
Nothing Ime these articles has ever before 
been prepared. No man in America is better 
qualified to handle the subject than Mr. 
Jacobs. I here is more money in raising 
broilers than in any other department of 
poultry-raising.’ 
Poultry Notes. 
By P. H. Jacobs, Henry Hales, Philander 
Williams, E. J. Brownell, C. S. Cooper, 
and others. 
Among the special topics discussed will be, 
Selling Eggs by Weight, Killing Vermin, 
Lime for Poultry, and Green Food for Winter. 
What the West Can Learn of the East 
in Agriculture. 
A series of articles by men who have con¬ 
ducted tarms successfully in different portions 
of the country, and who know how much one 
section depends upon another. 
W hat the East Can Learn of the West. 
These articles will be written by men born 
and reared on Eastern farms who have gone to 
the West and worked successfully into the new 
conditions found there. Many Eastern farm¬ 
ers think they have nothing to learn from the 
West. They are greatly mistaken, as this 
series of articles will prove. 
Fertilizer Studies. 
By Sir J. B. Lawes, of Rothamsted, Eng¬ 
land. 
Salt in Agriculture. 
in the Mississippi Valley there are many lo¬ 
calities where the use of moderate quantities 
of salt is said to destroy insects, add vigor and 
strength to stalk and leaf, and improve the 
mechanical condition of the soil. These claims 
will be fully investigated in a series of articles 
written by practical farmers. 
How to Pay for a Farm. 
Under this heading men who started with 
nothing but brains, strength and a fair credit, 
will tell how they produced good farms from 
these elements. I his will be an exceedingly 
valuable series of articles, covering fully the 
important problem of the restoration of worn- 
out soils. 
The Black Side of Farming. 
A series of articles to continue through 
several numbers powerfully portraying the 
discouraging side of farm life both out-of- 
doors and in the house. 
The Bright Side of Farming. 
The happiness, contentment and tranquility 
pictured in these articles will seem all the 
brighter for the gloomy contrast present¬ 
ed in the “Dark Side.” These two series of 
ai tides will be sure to teach all who livo on 
the farm fresh lessons of life. 
Farm Insurance. 
This important subject will be carefully and 
exhaustively treated. Special attention will 
be given to the various insurance organiza¬ 
tions which are maintained by farmers. 
The Farmer’s Library. 
A series of articles, prepared with the 
greatest care, by the librarian at one of our 
agricultural colleges. 
Farmers’ Organizations. 
By Mortimer Whiteheai, W. H. Morri¬ 
son, and othei’s. 
It is designed in these papers to give the 
history of the various farmers’ organizations 
that have proved valuable to American farm¬ 
ers, with the best methods of starting and 
maintaining them. 
Political Economy for Farmers. 
We have arranged for a series of articles 
on political economy, as it relates to the farm¬ 
er’s social anil industrial position, from men 
who have made themselves prominent in agri¬ 
cultural legislation. 
Manure From Waste Materials. 
The Compost Heap, Utilization of Night- 
soil and other topics will be thoroughly dis¬ 
cussed under this heading. 
Notes on Painting Country Houses. 
By a Practical Painter. 
This excellent series of articles will com¬ 
prise a general treatise on painting as an art 
—cultivated by taste. Effects of climate 
on colors and fashions for painting. Ready 
mixed paints—purity and economy. Best ma¬ 
terials for different work. Interior painting 
and decorating. Mineral paints and oils. 
Notes From the Rural’s Experiment 
Grounds. 
The past season has been the busiest ever 
known at the Rural Grounds. Among the 
many important experiments which will be 
reported during the coming season, may be 
mentioned the following: 
Trials of most of the new grapes, strawber¬ 
ries, raspberries, etc., as well as ornamental 
shrubs and trees. Third year of tests with 
the constituents of chemical fertilizers, singly 
and combined, upon potatoes in a poor soil. 
Important tests to ascertain how much fertil¬ 
izer may be profitably used. Tests to ascer¬ 
tain whether the fertilizers had better be 
above or below the seed; whether it is better 
to apply the fertilizer all at once or when the 
seed is planted and later. Fertilizers in the 
orill and broadcast for corn. Test to ascer¬ 
tain whether farm manure or fertilizers will 
give the larger yield of wheat; whether ic is 
belter to apply fertilizers on winter wheat in 
the fall or spring. Preservation of celery. The 
Rural’s hybrids between the raspberry and 
blackberry; between roses; between rye and 
wheat; cross-bred wheats. The Rural’s new 
potatoes, viz., Rural New-Yorker Nos. 2, 3 
and 4, the first of which will probably be 
distributed among subscribers next 'year. 
Trials of Downy Plymouth Rocks, Patagoni¬ 
ans, Black Javas, etc., etc. 
Notes on Drainage. 
By Prof. R. (J. Carpenter. 
Stone urains, detects in tile drains, house 
diamage, and other important matters will 
be treated in these papers, which will be finely 
illustrated. 
Seedling Roses. 
Articles by John Thorpe, Theodore Bock, 
John N. May, C. A. Peters, Henry 
Bbunet and the R. N.-Y. 
Arboriculture and Forestry. 
By Samuel Parsons, Prof. W. J. Beal, 
Prof. J. Li. Budd, John P. Brown, Wil¬ 
liam Falconer. 
How to Market Farm Produce. 
It is generally recognized by business farm¬ 
ers that the art of selling farm produce is as 
important as the art of raising it. We notice 
that some farmers always obtain the best 
prices, and that they usually dispose of what 
they have to sell with very little trouble. We 
have arranged with a number of the most 
successful farmers and gardeners that we 
know of to write out for us the principles they 
employ in business, and to give the secrets of 
their success in selling. 
Notes on Pomology. 
By Dr. T. H. Hoskins, T. T. Lyons, Prof. 
J. L. Budd, P. J. Berekmans, P. Barry, 
C. A. Green, E. Williams, J. H. Hale 
and others. 
All promising new fruits will be illustrated 
and described. All practical matters per¬ 
taining to fruit culture will be ably dis¬ 
cussed. Small fruits will receive special at¬ 
tention. 
Vegetables and their Cultivation. 
By William Falconer, Dr. Hoskins,Waldo 
b . Brown, C. E. Parnell, Prof. W. W. 
Tracy and others. 
Rough on Rogues. 
The popular “Eye-Opener” will be more 
vigilant # than ever during 1888. The great 
army of rogues, swindlers and frauds with 
which this country is cursed grows lurger 
with each year. They regard the farmers of 
the country as their special prey. The Ru¬ 
ral will watch these rascals carefully, and no 
paper in the country is better prepared to 
show them up. 
Country Road Making. 
I 1 ew things add so much to the value of 
leal estate in the country as good roads. Few 
public appropriations are so thoroughly mis¬ 
applied as the money raised in many country 
districts for the purpose of keeping roads in 
repair. We propose to pay considerable at¬ 
tention to this matter. We shall give a gen- 
eial summary of the Htate laws regulating 
road-making and repairing, views of compe¬ 
tent civil engineers and reports from high¬ 
way commissioners and roadmasters who have 
succeeded in the art of road making. 
News Department. 
A careful synopsis of the important news of 
the world will be given each week iu a con¬ 
densed and readable form. For pithiness, ac¬ 
curacy and extensive range, the news depart¬ 
ment of the Rural has never been equaled 
iu agricultural journalism. It will be better 
than ever in 1888. 
Domehtic Economy. 
This excellent department will be kept up to 
its present high standard of excellence. It is 
now generally recognized as the most reliable 
department of its kind in any American pa¬ 
per. Our women readers are given the results 
of carefully conducted experiments just as the 
men receive the benefits of the Rural’s out¬ 
door tests. 
Woman’s Work. 
This popular department will be kept fully 
abreast with the times. The best writers have 
been secured to render it attractive and inter¬ 
esting. 
New Stories. 
By the author of “ Andersonville Violets.” 
T"'^' rC ™7 T' y 7, that EBRAL Hew - Yo ““ challenges comparison with other agricultural papers. We invite all to examine it in comparison 
its earn? St read s U ^ w ’ , e f that U P 088e8808 s P ecial Points of superiority which will commend it to all intelligent farmers. The Rural numbers Imone 
its earnest readers those who own but a single hen as well as those who p n „r,t . , , , , , , uumuers among 
those who success,ully farm a thousand acres From the (act that parties iu ,1 ‘ . * . U '‘ / thosc 1 wIl0Se , onlY re “‘ «*»*• 18 “> a flower-pot as well as 
-at parties in all these guides of agricultuie voluntarily praise our work, we confidently believe that nil 
are ,n an, way connected wrth .arm Me can with profit snl,scribe to the Rural Mkw-Yorkrr, for which the foliowing pofnts of superiority are cialmedf ° 
o. It exposes more frauds. Its advertising columns are cleanest, 
fi. It gives the best news in the simplest form. 
7. It has the largest editorial force—a specialist for every department. 
8. It is most widely copied. Its articles are terse and practical. 
0. It is varied enough to please every member of the family. 
Such are the claims made for the Rural New-Yorker Thev frmnrwi , , 
all parts of the country who have voluntarily praised the Rura, We certamlv beMevi Z ^ 1,10 wr,tt ? u »“™e„ts of thousands of good people in 
will agree that the above claims are just. The R „2 nZ York™I. deltd for th T * h ° ^ ‘° ™‘ive copies of the Kuna,, 
but ehpannp^ w, .bn 11 i , , „ . iorker is designed for those who want a good paper, and not for those who want a cheap one that lias no merit 
hut cheapness. We shall he glad to send spec,men eopres, as well as samples of our excellent cartoon posters, to all who may wislr to examine them. 
1. It is alone among journals in conducting an Experiment Station of its own. 
2. It has the best financial backing, and can afford to be independent and clean. 
3. Its illustrations are original. No other weekly paper attempts to compare with 
it in this line. 
4. It has the widest circulation and the most varied corps of contributors. 
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