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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
H OLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE.—Cat¬ 
alogue from Smiths, Powell & Lamb, 
Syracuse, N. Y.—It is always a pleasure to 
examine this catalogue. It is of nest and 
bandy size, well printed and arranged and 
full of interesting facts for breeders and 
dairymen. The “ Lakeside ” cattle have won 
numberless prizes for superiority as milk and 
butter animals, and their performances in 
the prize ring Have done much to build up the 
marvelous popularity the breed now enjoys. 
Last week we gave an account of the feeding 
experiments recently conducted at the Michi¬ 
gan Agricultural College. These experiments 
showed the great value of the Holstein steer 
for beef. We can assure our readers that 
they can buy the best Holsteins to be had at 
the Lakeside farm. 
Agricultural Implements.— Catalogue 
from the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool 
Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. Here we 
have a well-prepared list of excellent tools. 
There is a good selection of hay, straw and 
ensilage cutters, with the celebrated “ Lion ” 
cutter at the head. Vegetable cutters and 
corn-shellers of various styles are offered aud 
also a variety of plows, harrows and cultiva¬ 
tors. A swivel plow, a subsoil plow and a 
shovel plow, just right for trenching for 
potatoes, are features of this catalogue. A 
good baud potato-planter is pictured. This 
is an excellent house to deal with. 
Ertel Victor Baling Press —Catalogue 
from George Ertel & Co., Quincy, 111. When 
a farmer proposes to spend his money for a 
high-priced implement, it behooves him to 
know what he is buying. There are different 
hay presses on the market, and one of them 
must be better suited than others to perform 
the particular work required on each farm. 
It is therefore well to investigate the merits 
of the various presses. If one can see them in 
operation at the fairs, well and good; but it 
is well to know before you go to the fair what 
good points are claimed by the makers. A 
circular or catalogue of this kind is under¬ 
stood to be a special plea, in which are packed 
all the virtues the maker can think of. Read 
this catalogue with tbi3 understanding and 
when you see the press, notice how true the 
claims are. 
Initial Toe Pad. —Price-list and catalogue 
from the Imtial Toe Pad Company, Three 
Rivers, Mich. This company has made a 
specialty of the manufacture of carnage 
panel protectors. Their success has been 
remarkable, and now many leading car¬ 
riage manufacturers who formerly made 
their own toe pads have stopped making them, 
finding it cheaper to buy of this house. It is 
safe to say that for beauty and utility these 
pads are unequaled. 
Expanded Metal. —This is a “ new thing ” 
decidedly, and it seems like a novelty of very 
decided merit. A circular is seut by the Cen¬ 
tral Expanded Metal Co., 116 Water Street, 
Pittsburgh, Pa., which is certainly unique 
and interesting. “Expanded metal” is soud 
metal pushed out or expanded into diamond- 
shaped meshes by mechanical process. A 
narrow hoop of brass or other metal is first 
cut and then pushed and pulled apart some¬ 
thing in the maun, r of the paper designs we 
used to see in the old-fashioned kitchens. It 
is a most ingenious contrivance, and makes a 
strong, light aud cheap material for fences, 
gates, window guards, doors, trellises railings 
or plastering lath. This is something that 
will repay an investigation. Send for this 
circular. 
B. A. Elliott & Co , Pittsburgh.Pa. —A 
magnificent work of 120 pages entitled “A 
Few Flowers Worthy of General Culture,” 
being an effort to win for hardy plants a 
recognition of their great wealth of beauty. 
This is the sixth edition. A more elegant 
treatise is nowhere published. The paper is 
heavy aud super-calendered; the illustrations 
are among the best. We comoieud the work 
unqualifiedly to the attention of our readers. 
Geo. A. Bonnell, Waterloo, Seneca 
County, N. Y.— A first-rate list of potatoes; 
also a selected list of vegetables. 
Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Maine. 
—Catalogue (100 pages) of garden aud 
flower seeds. 
W.H. Cornish & Company,Newburgh,N. 
Y —“History of the Potato,” “Cultivation,” 
“How to Piaut an Acre with One Potato,” 
“How to Store and Keep Potatoes” are among 
the topics with which the catalogue opens. 
It offers a new field corn aud the claim is 
made that it hai the largest graiu and small¬ 
est cob of any yellow flint ever offered. Tue 
ears are eight-rowed aud often 15 iuches 
long. 
F. S. Eager & Company, Newburgh, 
Qrange County, N. Y.—A descriptive cata¬ 
logue of vegetable, flower, grasr. anil clover 
seeds. 
Lewis Roesch, Fredonia,N. Y.— Descrip¬ 
tive list of grape vines and small fruits. A 
colored plate of the Moyer grape. 
John S. Collins, Moorestown, Burling¬ 
ton County, N. J.—A catalogue of small 
fruits, grape vines, large fruits, mulberries, 
persimmons, nut trees, etc. 
Frederick Ludlam, 182 Front Street, 
N. Y.—A little book which sets forth in an 
original way the fertilizers which Mr. Lud¬ 
lam offers for sale. 
M. B. Faxon, No. 21 South Market 
Street, Boston, Mass. —This is a very neat 
catalogue the aim of which seems to be to 
reduce the long list of flowers and vegetables 
to those of the best well-known, tried sorts. 
Mr Faxon’s specialties are printed in red ink, 
occupying eight pages. 
Edwin Allen, New Brunswick, N. J.— 
A select list of fruit and ornamental trees. 
J W. Hall, Marion Station, Somerset 
County, Md.—A list of “high-bred seed 
potatoes.” 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. 
—A catalogue (No. 2) of ornamental 
trees, snrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc., 
The R. N.-Y. offers its assurances to its 
readers that there is no other nursery firm in 
this or any other country more enterprising 
or trustworthy. This catalogue is conserva¬ 
tive, terse and explicit. There is no foolish¬ 
ness or humbug about it. 
No. 4, also issued by E. & B. is a whole¬ 
sale catalogue of fruit trees, small fruits, etc. 
No. 1 is a descriptive catalogue of fruits, 
with a colored plate of the Mills grape. 
G. D. Howe, North Hadley, Hampshire 
County, Mass.—A potato manual of 75 pages. 
Mr. Howe offers about every variety of po¬ 
tato known at present. On page 16 a resumd 
of the R. N.-Y. Trench System is given. 
QuinniPiac Company, New London, Conn. 
—A pamphlet setting forth the value of the 
fertilizers made by this favorably known 
firm. Most of their fertilizers are put up in 
not only 200-pound bags, but in bags of 100- 
pounds, and in 50-pound bags. They also 
offer the chemicals separately. 
Silo and Silage. —This is the title of a 
little pamphlet published and sold by Prof. 
A. J. Cook, Agricultural College P. O., 
Michigan. It is intended to serve as a silo 
primer—not so much for those who have 
proved the value ot the silo, but for those who 
ought to use it, but have not yet been able to 
see the economy and value of ensilage. We 
do not hesitate to say that this little book is 
the most likely to arouse a spirit of investiga¬ 
tion among those who ought to use the silo 
that we have ever read. The story is told in 
a plain, straightforward manner, and there 
is plenty of evidence that the author is not a 
theorist, but one who has actually naudled 
and fed silage and computed its comparative 
cost. The book sells for 25 cents aud is well 
worth that sum to one who desires to study 
this important subject. 
Harrow Pamphlet.— This volume is sent 
by the Herendeen Manufacturing Company, 
Geneva, N. Y. It contains excellent illustra¬ 
tions and descriptions of the tools made by 
this company. A short essay on the treat¬ 
ment of heavy clay lands is very readable 
The Thomas harrow is the “Star” of this 
combination. Better send for this pamphlet 
aud prepare yourself for the fine symposium 
in the cultivation of young corn and potato 
plauts, that we are to give next week. 
Garrett Fence Machine.— Circular from 
S. H. Garrett, Mansfield, Ohio. This circu¬ 
lar is packed full of facts bearing upon the 
value of the fence made by the Garrett ma¬ 
chine. It is claimed that this fence is superior 
to those made from barbed wire, hedge 
plants, raijs or planks. The pamphlet pre¬ 
sents a list of 18 advantages claimed for this 
fence and the directions are very complete 
indeed. It is a very good circular, well calcu¬ 
lated to advertise the machine. 
H. J. Baker & Bro., 215 Pearl Street, 
N. Y,—A manual, in the form of a pocket- 
book, of the fertilizers made by this firm. It 
is an excellent firm and our friends may 
safely intrust it with their orders. 
Vaughan’s Celery' Manual, by' J. C. 
Vaughan, Chicago, III.—This gives a full 
and practical account of celery culture, from 
starting the seed to shipping the plauts. It 
is also well illustrated. It is a little book of 
89 pages. We would call attention to the 
picture of a “ winged ” shovel plow on page 
18. This is the plow the R. N.-Y. uses to dig 
its potato trenches for field culture. 
Geo. W. Campbell, Delaware, O.—A 
descriptive list of grapes and small fruits. 
Mr. Campbell is everywhere known as a 
high authority. He regards the Woodruff 
Red as the most promising new grape. 
Ames Plow Company, Boston, Mass — 
Notice is given by this company that they 
have extended the time on their “ special offer” 
of corn planters until April 12. This was done 
to accommodate readers of our Corn Special. 
Massachusetts Horticultural So¬ 
ciety. —The Transactions of this society are 
sent by Robert Manning, Boston, Mass. We 
consider this the most interesting volume ever 
presented by this scciety. A number of 
timely topics are intelligently discussed aud 
the discussions bring out a vast amount of 
valuable information. 
Novelty Steel Harness.— Catalogue 
from the Sherwood Harness Company, Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y. This harness has been before the 
public for several years and has steadily 
grown in public favor. There are hundreds 
of good farmers who regard it as one of the 
most remarkable labor-saving devices that 
have been perfected of late years. We are 
using this harness at the Rural’s New Jersey 
farm. Mr. Sherwood, the inventor of the 
harness came to tbe farm and gave a practi¬ 
cal test. We have used the harness, before 
the plow and also before the wagon. We can 
only say that we shall never use any other 
harness for plowing, harrowing or similar 
work. VV e believe the horses can do more 
work with the Sherwood harness than they 
can with the old arrangement and the time 
saved in turning and keeping the horses in¬ 
side of the traces is considerable. In our 
opinion, the farmer who secures a set of this 
harness will be thankful. 
PiSTfUnitcous 2V(l ufvti.oing. 
Beauty 
Skir\ &Scalp 
F^est of^ed 
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Cur 1 cUF^ycy 
i^s. 
•\TOTHING IS KNOWN TO SCIENCE AT ALL COM- 
1.x parable to the Ccticcra Remedirs in ihelr 
marvelous properties of cleansing, purifying and 
beautifying the skiu. and in curing rormring, disfig¬ 
uring. Itching, scaly and pimply diseases of the skin, 
scale and blood, with loss of hair. 
Cuticcra. the great Skin Cure, and Cut'CCRa Soap, 
an exquisite Skin Beautifler. prepared from it. ex¬ 
ternal ly. ami Ct'TicURA Hr solvent, the new blood 
Hurt tier. Infernally, eure every form of skin aud blood 
disease fr m pimples to scrofula. 
Sold every where Price. CrTiei'R*. Wc ; Resolvent, 
SL; Soap. ASc Prepare*! by the Potter Drub and 
Chemical Co.. Boston. Mass. 
Send for " How to Cure Skin Diseases.” 
IF "Pimples blackheads, chapped and oily skin yy 
prevented by Ccticora Soap. « 
Dull Ache 3 , Pains and Weaknesses Instantly 
relieved oy the CrTlctJR* Anti Pain Plaster, 
the only pain-killing plaster. Zoo. 
Who climbs too high goes to fall. The 
great danger of letting that hacking cough 
run into the dread malady, consumption, 
should be at once met by using 
Warner’s Log Cabiu COUGH AND CON¬ 
SUMPTION REMEDY. 
It is a reliable and harmless remedy. 
HOMPSON’S 
CLOVER 
l&x I and GRASS 
for Use. 
SEEDER 
Indispensable 
Sows Clover, f for sowing in 
Timothy, ' V’A'NJ windy weather. 
Red Top, and all kinds of \J\ / Send/or circular 
Grass Seeds, any quantity t 
the acre, as evenly and accurately as the Best grain 
drill. Sows 20 to 40 acres a dav. Manufactured by 
O. E. THOMPSON, YPSILANTI, MICH. 
Seed Potato 
CATALOGUE 
Describes the choicest SEED 
POTATOES aud the earliest 
Seeds, grown in the Cold 
North-East. It tellsofthe won¬ 
derfully early MINISTER 
andnamesspeeiafi.o«' Freights 
East and West. Ittells how 
to raise potatoes. Sent free. 
GEORGE W.P.JERRARD, 
CARIBOU. MAINE. 
BEAT THE "FARMERS." It cunT be done Our Fer¬ 
tilizers always ahead-Bones, Meat, Potash. Agen's 
Wanted. Write. Farmers’ Fertilizer Co., Syracuse,N.Y. 
CANADA 
H A.HD.WO O D 
UNLEACHED 
ASHES 
By rail In ear-load lots furnished on short notice. 
Ashes guaranteed to be of best quality and are 
especially adapted for all grass and fruits. Pam¬ 
phlets and prices sent on application. 
MUNROE, JUDSON & STROUP, 
OSWEGO, XV. Y 
ami giants. 
SEED 
POTATO 
HEADQUARTERS 
Original importer of the 
famous Prince Ed¬ 
ward Island Early 
Rose, best in the world 
for early and large yield. 
All the standard varie¬ 
ties. but no fancy kinds. 
White Star. North¬ 
er 11 Rose, State of 
Maine, Mammoth 
Pearl, etc. We have 
the Finest Seed Rose 
and Early Hcitrons in 
the U. S.. direct from P.E. 
Island. The Corniutj Parties 
—tri/ them: Early Tlior- 
iglibred and White Ear- 
Ohio. Catalogue Fl( EE. 
.C.DAVENPORTp^HLAOELpm^pI: 
This grape origi¬ 
nated in the Green 
Mountains of Ver¬ 
mont. It is very 
early; color, green¬ 
ish white; pulp, ten¬ 
der, sweet and deli¬ 
cious. The only 
grape yet Introduc¬ 
ed that ranks first, 
both in earl'ness 
and quality. It 
should be in every 
garden. Send for 
circular, giving further information. We also offer 
a full assortment of other nursery stock. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. _ 
ROCHESTER” 
COMMERCIAL^ 
INURSERIES.4 
Address 
|W.S.LITTLE. 
I Rochester,, 
N.Y. 
NEW 
r and RARE| 
OLD and 
RELIABLEl 
’Both Fruit And Orna-I 
’mental. ROSK-S. Tines, I 
UlematU,Khododendron.,| 
’*1*. Two lllus. CatalognesI 
T6 cU. Free to customer*. I 
r Cr Whole.ale Uat, FKXJL] 
TTEIJVT V RI.E l’L A NTS— Standard Sorts, at 
V reliable rates. Send for Price List. 
M. GARRAHAN, Kingston, Pa- 
CJEED POTATOES. New varieties. Low prices List 
O free. S. Frooner, Herman. Minn. 
ci 4 T IT A nr AT wanted to sell our 
oAJLiJCjoItUcjIy seeds no experience 
NECESSARY'. LADIES DO WELL. SEND ICC. 
FiiR sample packets of vegetable and 
FLOWER SEEDS AND TERMS. Our Catalogue Free. 
MOKEHOLSE & ANNIS, Rochester. N. Y. 
TREES 
ROOT GRAFTS— Ereri/f At rip / No larger 
stock In U. S No better, no cheaper. 
PikeCo. Nurseries. Louisiana. Mo. 
SEED POTATOES. 
or less. Also Strawberry Pin ms and Japanese 
Buckwheat Send for price list. 
GMIdGK SiwSON, La Plume, Penn. 
FOR SALE CHEAP! 
3 anil 4-Year-Old Apple Trees. List of Va¬ 
rieties and prices on application. 
GRAY BROTHERS*. New Canaan, Conn. 
Plants of Best Qua'ity. 
Warranted True to Name. 
LOW Fist Prices, and 
Largest Assortment of 
old and new varieties. 
At dozen rates, Free by Mail, “pw ial atten¬ 
tion called to Promising Novelties Send j or 
Price List. Address, 
BUSH <fe SON &- MEISSNER. 
Bushberg, Jefferson <’o.. Mo. 
RAPE VIIMESi 
G ! 
My specialty for 32 years. Over 100 best new and 
old kinds: Empire State, Diamond. Jewel, Eaton, 
Moyer. Niagara. Witt. Woodruff Red, Moore’s Ear¬ 
ly, Nectar, Brighton, Pocklington, Delaware. Catawba, 
Elvira, Ives, etc. Nice, medium 1 year Concords, £10 per 
1000. Also, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, 
Gooseberries and Currants. Best pin tits. Loir Prices. 
Catalogues free. GEO. W. C AM PBELL, Delaware,O. 
^j^CRAPE VINES 
Heclar.WoodruH,Eaton.sndallthe 
j. best varieties. Gandy and other Siraw- 
fv berries. Blackberries. Raspberries. Won- 
derful Peach, and other nursery stock. 
Descriptive catalogue giving Instructions for planting fret 
JOEL BURNER A- SON. Delair, Camden Co.. N. J 
E the finest 
GRAPE EVER 
INTRODUCED. 
LARGE, EARLY. 
HARQY.PRODUCTIVE. 
ADDRESS 
DIAMOND GRAPE CO. 
BRIGHTON, N.Y. 
I?"Ovkk B.OQO.OOn people believe that ft 
’ ’ nays best to buy Seeds 
of the largest and most reliable house, and th, y use 
Ferry’s Seeds 
Earliest Cauliflower 
In existence. 
M. FERRY A CO are 
acknowledged to be the 
Largest Seedsmen 
In the world. 
D M. Ferry A Co’s 
I llustrated. Descrip¬ 
tive and Priced 
SEEDANNUAL 
For 1889 
Will be mailed FREE 
to all applicants, and 
yr to last year's oust ornery 
„ without ordering it. Inn Cm 
able to all. Everyperson using 
Garden, Field or Flower Seeds 
should send for it. Address 
D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit. Mich. 
Ml?. E. S. CABMAN'S PORTRAIT . 
See advt. on page 217. 
