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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
485 
and attention. This valuable feature can gen¬ 
erally be determined very early in the animal’s 
life. A calf with a dainty appetite is almost 
sure to retain this undesirable quality after 
she becomes a cow, while one with a rugged 
constitution and greedy, like Dickens’s Oliver 
Twist, always wanting •‘more,” becomes the 
cow with power to consume food largely, and 
if she be bred and constructed for dairy work, 
is the kind that will pay largest returns. 
OUR correspondent, John Gould, says, in 
the Ohio Farmer, that the following are the 
golden rules of butter making: Set the fresh 
milk, before it cools, in a room of pure air. 
Skim the cream off before the milk thickens. 
Churn often, and at the point of pleasant acid¬ 
ity, not sourness. Wash out the buttermilk 
with three washings of weak brine salt and 
pack as quickly as possible after churning. 
Don’t ball up butter, but simply pack neatly 
in six or ten-pound wooden pails, and sell every 
week... 
DIRECT. 
Life: “It is poor economy to break with 
the Pope before making sure terms with the 
Devil.”-N. Y. Tribune: “If in the em¬ 
ploy of others, earn if possible more than 
your stipulated pay. That man is first hired 
and longest .retained who doss better than he 
agrees; while the shirk loses first his employ¬ 
er’s confidence and, as soon as it can be better 
filled, Iris place. If young people who are 
beginning life knew how vitally true this 
teaching is, they would accept the counsel as 
a golden text. Shirking will honeycomb 
character until there is no substance left, and 
the matter has, therefore, not merely temporal 
but eternal bearings. It is as true now as 
when Solomon said it, that “a faithful man 
shall abound with blessings.” “And he who 
is faithful in a very little is also in much.” 
-Life. She: “You ought to be ashamed 
of yourself, John, for shooting such a dear 
little bird.” He: “Thought you would like 
it for your hat.” She: “Oh, what a good idea! 
That was thoughtful of you, John.”- 
Weekly Press: “If farm life is monoton¬ 
ous, what kind of a life does the miner lead 
picking forever at a rock in the dark?”- 
Husbandman: “The best agricultural paper 
is the onrfithat works safely in the interests 
of farmers and stays there, always ready to 
help with never a selfish purpose to obscure 
vision.”-U. S. Dairyman: “Don't build 
stalls too narrow.” . . . “ ‘The corner 
stones of successful winter dairying are en¬ 
silage and warm water,’ says Prof. Henry.” 
. . . “The dairymen of the Eastern States 
are paying $22 a ton for bran, to feed to but¬ 
ter cows, while there are plenty of dairy 
farmers in the Northwest that think they 
cannot afford to feed bran at $12 a ton.”- 
London Ag. Gazette: “Better make good hay 
thau bad silage.”-Field and Farm: “A 
Merino breeder pointed out to us a ewe in his 
flock—one of the finest in the country—that 
drops a black lamb every spring, no matter 
what the sire is.”-London Agricultural 
Gazette: “Among the many valuable in¬ 
ventions for which the British farmer has to 
thank the Americans, perhaps the most noted 
is the Acme harrow.”- 
CucnjiDijerf. 
RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS. 
Delaware. 
Dover, Kent Co., March 5. —We bad some 
very fine weather in the latter half of Febru¬ 
ary. The thermometer was up to 62 degrees, 
and spring work was commenced in general. 
March, however, so far, has been pretty good 
winter weather—about five inches of snow fell 
to-day and to-night it looks as if more would 
fall. Farmers have mostly hired their help; 
wages from $8 to $10 per month and found. 
A large supply of ice from three to six inches 
in thickness has been housed. It has been a 
hard winter on wheat, but the stand looks 
fine. Grass had begun to start a little before 
the last cold spell. The prospects for fruit of 
all kinds are good. Feed not over-plentiful. 
Some began to plow for corn in February, but 
soon had to stop till the frost was out again. 
Only one day’s sleighing up to date. Business 
of all kinds has been almost at a stand-still 
since winter began, and much complaint is 
made by the working people of the scarcity of 
employment. Farm produce has brought 
good prices; corn has sold higher than for sev¬ 
eral years. There seems to be a general feel¬ 
ing among farmers that times will be better 
and that more money will be in circulation 
this year than for the past two years. The 
Oat Swindlers have been here and, in spite of 
the oft-i epeated warnings of the Rural and 
other papers, they took about $1,600 out of 
this county. It is safe to say none of the 
Rural readers were among those who “got 
left.” Wheat, 78 to 82 cents; corn, 50; oats 
80; potatoes, 60 to 75; eggs, 20; butter, 25: 
poultry, 9 to 12; hay, $10 to $15. A. G. s. 
Indiana. 
Moore’s Hill, Dearborn Co., March 1.— 
We have had a remarkably pleasant winter, 
with no extremely cold weather. At no time 
has the mercury sunk below zeio, but it hov¬ 
ered around 10 above during several cold 
spells. The total snow-fall of the winter 
would not amount to six inches, yet wheat 
has come out in splendid shape. An old far¬ 
mer who is much given to croaking said, yes¬ 
terday, that he never saw the wheat in such 
promising condition as at present. Fruit in 
this section was a total failure last season, 
save early berries and grapes. All crops suf¬ 
fered severely from drought. The average 
yields were about as follows: Potatoes 25 
per cent of an average fair crop; corn 30 per 
cent.; hay 75 per cent.: wheat 75 per cent ; 
oats 90 per cent. Late potatoes were a total 
failure. Corn is imported from the West and 
retails to farmers here at about 60 cents. Hogs 
and cattle were sold off very close last fall, 
and what were kept will come through thin. 
The drought was disastrous to this section, 
but already good results from it can be dis¬ 
cerned for the future. Failure and misfor¬ 
tune sharpen the wits, as can be seen by the 
lively interest manifested in all economic 
questions. The subjects of feeds, fertilizers 
and manures, and the comparative merits of 
the various breeds of cattle are being discussed 
and investigated with absorbing interest. 
Farmers appear to be opening their eyes to 
the necessities of the times, and seem about to 
extricate themselves from the ruts their 
fathers trod. A trip through the Western 
States to California, a few months ago, con¬ 
vinced me that real estate is selling here, now, 
at about one half its intrinsic value. Me- 
thinks a brighter day is dawning. c. m. b. 
Kansas. 
Bushong, Lyon Co., February 20.—I have 
some Pond corn for seed; but it did not do 
very well—too dry. The squash did middling 
well. The melons were fine. The rest of the 
Rural seeds did poorly. Prices: Flour, $2 
per hundredweight; corn, 50 cents per bushel; 
oats, 35: potatoes, 75. This does not look as if 
people were starving. There is plenty here 
and in the parts of the State from which the 
reports of starving come. Wheat is 60 cents 
per bushel. The weather is nice and warm and 
has been so for three weeks. Tnere was not 
much snow here; but we have had some cold 
weather. On the whole, it has been a nice 
winter. Folks were plowing iu January: but 
at the end of the month rain stopped plowing 
and last Saturday it rained again, so there 
will be no plowing done this week. d. c. 
New York. 
South Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., March 6. 
—We have had a very mild winter here. In 
February we had 15 pleasant days; three 
rainy, four stormy, two cloudy and five 
changeable. The wheat crop looks well. The 
outlook is fair for a good maple sugar season. 
The old stock is all cleared out of the market 
and we look for good prices for the new sirup 
and sugar. Hay is worth $10; potatoes, 75 
cents; wheat, 90 cents; oats, 45 cents; pork $7 
per hundredweight; butter, 22 cents; cheese, 
12 cents. Cows are worth, thoroughbreds, 
$100; grades, $40; natives, $30. a. h. l. 
lUiscrltnncous §Mmtisinn< 
Self' Guiding* Uses a wheel landside. Two horses 
instead of three. A ten year old boy instead of a plow¬ 
man. No pole (except among stumps). No side draft. 
Tio neck weight. No lifting at corners. Easier driving, 
wtraighter I IRUTCD DRAFT THAN ANY 
furrows, and uun| Eft UllHr I pi.oWon or 
off wheels. Will plow any ground a mower can cut 
over. No equal in hard, stony ground, or on hillsides. 
Our book, “FUN ON THE FARM,” sent Free 
to all who mention this paper. 
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We build Automatic Engines from 2 to 200 H. P., 
equal to anything In market. 
A Larve Lot of 2,3 and 4-H. Engines 
with or without boilers, low for cash. 
B. W. PAYNE & SONS, 
Box IT. pimfra, N. T, 
NO Fertilizer Selling at the Same Price Shows 
as High Variation. It Leads All Others. 
POTATO PHOSPHATE 
CONTAINS ALL THE PLANT FOOD NEC¬ 
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POTATOES. 
Special Fertilizers for all crops. Send for circular 
giving valuable hints for cultivation of crops by suc¬ 
cessful growers and description of all our fertilizers. 
Principal Office: Cotton Exchange B’ding, N.Y. 
For Sale by Local Agents. 
WILLIAMS & CLARK CO.’S HIGH GRADE 
BONE FERTILIZERS, 
AMMONIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE 
Pulverizing Harrow, Clod 
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Illustrated Pamphlet free. 
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Genuine bear Trade-Mark, have Steel 
Clod Crushers, Double Flexible Gang- 
Bars and the Improved Style also has 
Adjustable, Reversible Coulters, 
which, when worn, may be turned end for 
end thus giving double the amount of wear. 
Works the entire surface of the ground. No 
other Harrow combines these points. 
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“The Aspimvall Potato Planter works with almost human ingenuity. It is as indispens¬ 
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We can gladly recommend it as a first-class implement. Potato growing in the future pro¬ 
mises to be conducted as wheat growing now is—on a large scale. Those who refuse to avail 
themselves of improved implements will fall behind .” —Rural New-Yorker, April 2, 1887. 
the SCIENTIFIC KITofTOOLSgs 
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parties may have or do not want. Can furnish larger Forges 
with lever if desired. Also the SCIENTIFIC 
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Send for 
Catalogue. 
Farmer’s Forge, No. 5 B. Will 
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Blacksmith’s 
Combination Anvil Hammer and I 
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Farrier’s Knife,Woostenholm. 
Blacksmith’s Tongs, Wrought 
Iron. 18 inches. 
Adz Eve Shoeing Hammer 
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Screw Plate, 3 Taps, 3 Set 
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Blacksmith's Hand Feed. 
Hot Chisel. Weight, 
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MACHINERY 
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Successors to R. H. Allen & Co., 189 Water St., N. Y 
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A rain storm is coming, how can 1 
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Monarch Hay Carrier circu¬ 
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Sent anywhere in the U. i 
On Throe Days Tria 
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LIFTS 20 TO 50 TONI 
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FARM ENGINES 
Upright and Horizontal, 
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HOMPSON'S 
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Sows Clever, Timothy, Red Top and all 
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1 — in windy weather. 
Send for descrip¬ 
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MICH. 
