IMPROVED QUALITY AND QU ANTITY OF GRASS MEANS MORE HAY , MILK, MEAT, AND MANURE. 
TOP-DRESS YOUR MOWING FIELDS AND PASTURES WITH THE 
MAPES GRASS TOP-DRESSING 
Promotes the Growth of the Fine Grasses and Permanentlv Strengthens the Land.S 
It is now generally admitted among faimera who h^efor^arai^dttiis^maAore, tmftestVi^ties o? 
by stend of q^-growmg grass Cures Tender and ,s 
“*K? ,^“-soS e t™a new era in the Restoring of Grass Lands. 
Use One to Three Bags per Acre in early Sp ring as a Top-Dressing. 
SEND POSTAL CARD FOR PAMPHLET. 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO COMPANY, No. 158 FRON T STREET . N EW YORK 
The Thousands of 
Estey Organs in 
Homes, Churches, 
and Chapels every¬ 
where, prove their 
long and leading 
popularity. 
Illustrated Cat¬ 
alogues sent free. 
E&t ev © p ejaj\ (?o 
^-<_Bf\ATTLEBORP Vt. 
“ALLEGER ORGANS.” 
1 SELL DIEECT TO FAMILIES, 
thus avoiding agents and deal- 
ers whose profits and expenses 
double the cost on every Organ 
they sell. This beautiful, solid 
Walnut Case, 4 sets of Patent 
Reeds, Treble and Bass Coup¬ 
lers Organ for only $45.00. 
Warranted for 7 years. Fancy 
Stool and Instruction Book 
free. On trial in your own 
home before you buy it, and it 
not satisfactory I will take it 
back, paying freight both ways. 
20 years r experience in the busi¬ 
ness. Catalogue free. Order at 
! once. a. W. ALLEGES, Mayor, 
Washington, N. J. 
LAMBORN ROAD MACHINE 
LIGHT 
DRAFT. 
CORNISH’S GREAT INSTALLMENT OFFER 
„ aJI S1 00 Organs Reduced to Only $65.00 
Warranted tor and sold for $35.- Cash after IO days’ test trial, 
6 YEARS. JfL „ the balance of price $30.^2 to be paid in 
Monthly Installments of $5-^2 per month 
until all is paM. 
— above most liberal offer will last 60 DAt S, and is made 
simply tor the purpose of having our Organs introduced ‘n new 
localities. _ _ _ _ _ , 
^ $65.00 ONLY #♦ 
WITH STOOL ANI» INSTRUCTION BOOK. 
READ DESCRIPTION C1VEN BELOW. 
5 Octaves, 14 Stops, Sub-Bass, 2 Octave Couplers 
-and 2 Knee Swells.- 
CONTAINS S SETS OF REEDS, VIZ.: 
One Set Large, Powerful Sub-Bass JLeedn 
“ Exquisitely Pure, Sweet Melodln 
Rich, Mellow Smooth IMapnson 
“ Charmingly brilliant Celcat© 
“ Pleasing, Soft, MelodiousYiola 
Solid Black Walnut Case, well and substantially made, 
and elegantly finished and embellished with fancy 
carved ornaments and gold tracings. Patent Triple upright 
Bellows, which are superior to any bellows ever constructed, 
rollers, handles, lamp-stands, music-pocket, sliding tall witn 
lock an d all the latest conveniences and improvement^ 
HOW TO ORDER. 
It Is only necessary to send references as to 
your responsibility from any Banker. Postmaster, 
Merchant or Express Agent, and the Organ will 
be shipped promptly *11 lj)jays_testtriaL^^ 
nruruDCD that this ' viU , be , a sample 
ltmbmDtn ORGAN intendedtojn.uceand 
influence other parties to purchase. an ^ t l> er 1 e / < ?£® 
will he the best Parlor Organ that it is 1 OS. 
S1B LARGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. 
Be sure and write to us. WE CAN SA\ E YOU MONEY 
Height, 13 in.; Length, 48in., Width, 24 In.; Weight, about 350 lbs. 
r J>e sure au'1 V. I — 
'CORNISH & CO.-HHR&. 
VULCAN ROAD M ACHINE CO., MEDIA, PA. 
Prairie State Incubator. 
Reliable , Successful, Guar¬ 
anteed. First Prem. St.Louis 
Fair, Oct.. 1886; First Prem. 
St. Louis PouItryShow.Dec , 
’ 86 ; First Prem. Piedmont; 
Ex., Atlanta, Ga., Oct., '87. 
First, and 2d Prem.American 
P. Show, Chicago, Nov., ’87; 
First Prem. Titusville, Pa., 
Dec., ’87; First Prem. New 
Bethlehem, Pa , Dec., '87. 
Send stamp for circular. 
S. W. Guthrie, Sec. & Treas. 
Homer City. Pa. 
The Baldwin Ensilage and Feed Cutter. 
ftfrotcrht 
testimonials. 
With Straight 
and Angle De¬ 
livery Carriers. 
Guaranteed the 
simplest,strong¬ 
est and best cut¬ 
ter made. Has 
PatentSafetyfly 
wheel. Self ad¬ 
just! ng feed 
rolls,Patent ink 
feed. We invite tv 
comparison au«Q 
trial with a> o - 
other Cu«2? 
made Sen«^ 
Catalogue 
taining fu. 
„_ scription a «- 
M a»Slcte°Kw & Hfe.OoK.. 
C ALIFORNIA 
CREAM BUTTER 
LETTUCE 
A grand new head-lettuce from California 
_very distinctand beautiful. See illustra¬ 
tion. It forms large, handsome heads,as 
firm arid solid as a Cabbage. The com¬ 
pact heads of cream yellow leaves never 
get bitter, and do not wilt under the hot 
summer sun, but are always of remark- 
ably rich, buttery flavor. So valu¬ 
able a Lettuce should be in every garden. 
PURE SEED ioc. per pkt., 30 c. peroz. 
OTHER SPECIALTIES 
Each of the following are specially recom¬ 
mended as the VERY BEST of their class; 
BURPEE’S PERFECTION WAX 
BEAN —Handsomest and best of all new 
dwarf beans. Rich, golden yellow pods, 
7 inches long, stringless, tender, superb 
quality. Extremely early and immensely 
productive —57 pods having been counted 
on a single dwarf bush. Pkt. 15 c. 
EMERALD GEM MELON— exact¬ 
ly like beautiful colored plate in our Cata- 
sweet and luscious beyond description; 
logue. No melon ever known equals it in "^.f^p^g./^'T^MOTH'siLVER KING, pure white', 
truly a Gem among Melons. Pkt. 1 SC. BURPEE SMMMU 1 j^on variety. BURPEE’S 
mild; the largest of aU Onions. PURITA ritrpFE’S SUREHEAD—-the famous “all head 
EXTRA EARLY PEA-/*/L b-^SaSSS A H IRON-CLAD WATER-MELON 
and always sure to head Cabbage. BURPEE SMAMM if^ CORN will delight and as- 
—weighed over no lbs; always Urge andsweet.QUEEN | j&Vers ONION, and BUR- 
^?BlS5oDlSEsT. o„ each pack.,, and all Ml to 
12 packets 
of THE CHOICEST and 
NEW VEGETABLES at 
our catalogue prices ar< 
C $1.25, but we will send the entire collec- KQj C 6 lltS COLLECTIONS*for $2.00 
^ST R 0 A UR T |eEDS. Entire satisggmn^guaranteed 
-O - hope to retain as regular customers. wuw as y - 1 - —-- "'ttt a t 
a , 
50 Cents 
*0 
o 
THE NEWTOWN HORSE POWER. 
Wada with steel rods, double gearei, and either incline 
and 1 
aiieStS'o's-Si 
-uaranteed all purchasers, the great majority ofwhom 
t NO Was you may not see this advertisement again 
|>5 L 1 g!S£^Ts, C E , “ t h C .“;«S: LSptoSSSto., nni CO, .red pin,., ,,»< to nature 
W ATLEE BURPEE * CO Seedsmen 
See * Warehouses — 475-477 N. 5th St, and 47 6-47 8 York Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PA 
ill 
A 
SPINWALL 
POTATO^ 
PLANTER. 
BETTER 
than ever. 
PUNTS CORN 
Distributes Fertilizers 
The 
Willson 
frr* THE WONDER 
THE AGE I 
Glevis-Centrs 
- Spring 
SlNCLETREE 
Marvel of strength, perfec¬ 
tion, simpl^Uj 
U FARMERS & TEAMSTERS, save your Horses, 
save your Harnesss, save your Plows, save your Monev, by 
buying the cheapest Singletree on earth, and THE ELBA 
TRY THEM. If you break them or don’t want them, I 
will refund your money. JEROME POTTER, 
9 Custom House St., Providenc, R. 1. 
WALLINGFORD’S 
GJ1RGET CURE. 
CURES GARGET1N CATTLE in 3 or 4 days 
Farmers and Herdsmen: Your attention is called to 
this valuable medicine. Warranted to cure the worst 
cases of Garget, Kernels in Teats or Udder, 
Stringy Substances, Bunches in Bag 2 Blood 
or Sediment in Milk, and nil other diseases 
of Cattle. 
For sale by Druggists and Country Stores. 
Beware of counterfeits. Be sure you get Wailing- 
ford’s, which Is patented. Price i5 cents. 
W. W. WHIPPLE & CO , Proprietors, 
Portland, Maine. 
EVERY FARMER SHOULD INQUIRE 
Into the merits of BREED’S UNIVERSAL WEED- 
ER for weeding all hoed crops and putting in grain 
and grass seed. Ex-Gov. Rohle, Master, Me., State 
Grange, writes: “It should be owned by every farmer 
In the country.” Circulars and testimonials upon 
^niversall Weeder Co., Ko. Weare, K. H. 
PURINGTON’S IMPROVED FARM BOILER. 
BEST ARTICLE MADE FOR 
Cooking Feed and Warming 
Water for Stock. 
Needed on every Farm or any place 
where 
Cooking, Boiling, or Steaming 
Is needed to he done with Economy 
and Dispatch. 
Made of BOILER PLATE STEEL. 
Costs hut little. Send stamp for pam¬ 
phlet, “Facts for Farmers ” 
J. K. Pnrinton, Dallas Center, Ia. 
MATTHEWS’ ,?#.£. 
Hand Cultivator, 
WFvjoI Hoe, 
SINGLE OR COMBINED._ 
Admitted by leading Seedsmen and Market Garden 
m-s everywhere to be the most perfect and reliable 
nplements In use for planting and cultivating gar- 
u n crops. Beware of cheap .Imitations! 
MADE ONLY BY_ 
AMES PUOW OO., 
BOSTON AND NEW YORK. 
Send for circular and 1888 72-page catalogue. 
MILKING TUBES, 
FOR MILKING COWS WITH SORE TEATS. 
This Is the best Tube in the market. Sent. P^^pald, 
to any address, on receipt of price. One Tube, 25 ete., 
Five Tubes, $1.00. Send for specimen circulars to 
BARTLETT & BOW, 
LOWELL, MASS. 
Please mention Rural New-Yorker. 
If you Intend to buy a 
hay car (of which we make 
three (3) styles) a grappling 
Fork or a Sulky Plow. 
Send for prices, etc., to 
Fowler i Farrington, 
Taughannock Falls, N.Y« 
Absolnte Guarantee given to do MFG.CO. 
PERFECT and RAPID WORK, if THREE RWERSIYHCHIGAN/ 
Write for illustrated circular. Mention this paper. I llllll JHREE RNthh. mibmu 
“The Aspinwall Potato Planter works with almost human WfenuiV SUCCESS. 
able to the large potato grower as the reaper is to the wheat 1 ‘® * j f uture pro- 
We can gladly recommend it as a first-class impleme . Those who refuse to avail 
mises to be conducted as wheat growing ® Y orker April 2,1887. 
themselves"of improved implements will fall behind. —Rural Ne , 
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN POULTRY 8J 
Practical-POULTRY BOOK. 
lOO PI*.; beautiful colored plate, 
engravings and descriptions of all 
breeds; how to caponize; plans for 
poultry houses; about incubators; 
and where to buy Eggs and 1< owls. 
Mailed for 15 Cents. 
‘ ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, 
237 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
SMALL’S FEEDER 
Supplies A Wantnever 
before SLTCKSSb'CLLY met by 
Invention. The calf SUCKS its 
food SLOWLY, in a natural way, 
thriving as well as when fed on 
its mother. Now used in every 
State and Territory in theUnion. 
Worth many times its cost. Sat¬ 
isfaction guaranteed or money 
refused. Tt vital | & CO., 21 So. Market st., Boston, Masi 
FARM ENGINES 
Upright and Horizontal, 
Stationary, 
Portable and Semi-Portable. 
8 to 16 Horse Power. 
Illustrated Pamphlet Free. Address 
AMES LEFFEL & CO. 
, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 
or 110 Liberty St.. New York- 
