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TUI RURAL MEW-Y0RMIR. 
THE MAPES CORN MANURE. 
*“ ^600 to 800 lbs per acre broadcast ou poor, thin “Plain?’ lands in Connecticut and Massachusetts have not only produced paying crops from the start, but with annual applications of the 
Mapes Manures, at the end of eight years of successive pay ing crops of Corn, Potatoes. Oats and Grass, the land found to be in condition equal to the a\ erage best lands. 
The editor of the American Agriculturist states Febiuary, 1887: 
“ Our own experience has convinced us that with judicious use of the Mapes Manures, 
Worn Out Lands may be restored to fertility quicker and with less expense, than in any 
other way.” _ 
The editor of the Massachusetts Ploughman states March 21st, 1887 : 
“ Poor land treated with the Mapes Corn Mamure can be economically and profitably 
brought into good condition for permanent grass land. The land, so treated after each crop is 
taken off, is in better condition than it was before. The Mapes Corn Manure improves the laud. ’ 
Official Analysis by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1888 : 
AMMONIA, 4.65 per cent. PPOSPHOR1C ACID, SOLUBLE AND AVAILABLE, 9.46 per cent. PHOSPHORIC ACID, TOTAL, 12.92 per cent. POTASH, 6.08 per cent. 
The average of the analyses of this manure for six years past by the stations of Conn., N. J., Penn, and Mass., have been fully as high as the above. No other manure made equals 
t in strength. 
SOLD ON A DOUBLE GUARANTEE. HIGH ANALYSIS. 
No Hock, Iron or Alumina Phosp hates used. JSTo Hor n, Leather or any inferior matter. 
SOME LARGE CROPS GROWN WITH THE MAPES CORN MANURE AND REPORTED IN THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS. 
90 bushels (shelled) with 500 pounds per acre. 150 bushels (shelled) with 600 pounds per acre. 
Value of the grain alone over five times as much as the cost of the fertilizer— American 
Agriculturist. 
856 bushels (ears) on four acres. 159.37 bushels of shelled corn on one acre. 125.37 bush¬ 
els on one acre. Nothing used but the Mapes. Rural New-Yorker. 
On two acres 600 pounds of Mapes, alone, broadcast, 198 bushels shelled corn. 
On three acres, same fertilizer, same quantity, 489 bushels ears.— New England 
Homestead. 
180 bushels of ears per acre; shelled, 98.45 bushels. 2058 bushels ears on 16 acres. 
Mapes (800 pounds per acre) used.— Connecticut Farmer. 
Only 
Reason 1888. 104=0 bushels of corn (ears) on less than 4= 1-3 acres, equal to 333 1-3 Uusliels or 116 3-4= bushels shelled 
corn per acre, grown on farm of Rural New-Yorker. (@ee pamphlet 1880, sent free). 
The Mapes Corn Manure may also be used on Sweet Corn, Corn lor Ensilage, Fodder Corn. Hungarian Grass, late Turnips, Cnbbnges and Seeding to Grass. 
Send postal tor Book, tor Reports, Rules, etc., in Prize Crop Competition. American Agriculturist and the Mapes Company. 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZES tor best acre POTATOES, CORN, OATS and WHEAT. SEASON 1889. Address 
THE MAPES FORMULA & PERUVIAN GUANO CO., 158 Front St., N. Y. 
Special attention, to low freight rates to oonsnmers -where -we have no agents. 
$2.50 will Buy a Pair of the Best KIP BOOTS 
FOR FARMERS EVER PLACED ON THE MARKET. 
You can get them through any Country Storekeeper in any State or Territory. 
JAMES MEANS’ 
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(Trade Mark.) 
A RELIABLE KIP BOOT FOR! FARMERS. 
10 Mills make one Cent; 
10 Cents make one Dime; 
10 Dimes make one Dollar; 
10 hollars make one Eagle, 
And with a Quarter Eagle any Farmer in tbe Conntry can now 
buy a boot that will satisfy him. Farmers have been looking 
tor such a boot for a long time and now it lias come. 
TO COUNTRY STOREKEEPERS: If you invest $20 or 
$30 of your capital in our James Means’ Quarter 
Eagle Boots for farmers, that amount of money will 
enable you to carry a complete assortment of sizes of our 
boots in your stock so that you can fit any farmer. You 
of course desire to attract new customers to your stores. 
Your customers want you to sell these boots, and you can¬ 
not afford to disappoint farmers when they come Into your . _ . . _ 
store and say: “I want a pair of the James I>1 eaus’Quar- - » 
ter Eagle Boots.” Send to us for wholesale prices- "A word to the wise is sufficient.’ Are you wise < 
JAM-.8 MEANS’ BOOTS and SHOES are Unexcelled in Merit. 
Positively none genuine unless having our name and price stamped plainly on the soles. Your retailer 
will supply you with boots and shoes so stamped if you insist upon his dolm, so; If you do not insist, some 
retailers will coax you into buying Inferior shoes upon which they make a larger profit. 
JAMES MEANS’ $3.00 AND $4.00 SHOES 
Competition is the Life of Trade.” and if you have not seen our latest Improved goods you cannot 
imagine how lively trade Is. or how hard our competitors have to work to keep within sight of us. Ask your 
retailer for the James Means’ $3 Shoe, or the James Means’ $4 Shoe, according to your needs. 
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Such has been the recent progress in our branch of industry that we are now a (firm that the James 
Means’ $4 Shoe is in every respect equal to the shoes which only a few years ago w tiled at eight or ten 
dollars If you will try on a pair you will be convinced that we do not exaggerate. o u rs are the orlglual $3 
and $4 Shoes, and those who imitate our system of business are unable to compete with us In quality ol factory 
products. In our lines we are the largest manufacturers In the United States. 
Roots and Shoes from our celebrated lactory are sold by wide-awake retailers In all 
parts ol the conntry. We will place them easily within your reach In any State or Territory if you will 
invest one cent in a postal card and write to us Please mention the Euual New Yokkkr. 
JAMES WEANS & CO., 41 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass. 
Here follows a list of a few of the dealers who carry our goods in stock: 
„ _ _ _ ___ ng. 
Pearl St INDIANA : Indianapolis, lvarle & Co., 91 East Washington St.; Terre Haute, Kivits, 328 
6 W pean p’old e n,.W 6 S^te St. MISSOURI: St. Louis, Reid ft^Co. 411 
cisco.*Nofan ADescaKo^ h'Thlrd St!"8 an Jose, Koenig & Son; Los Angeles, N. Benjamin; Han Diego, 
A. J. Jacob. 
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
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A GRAND NEW ONION from GREECE. = 
Unlike all others in form, extremely handsome, == 
with thin, brown-yellow skin. Very early, of un- = 
usually mild, pleasant flavor, most remarkable = 
from the fact that it is the first and only one of = 
the large, mild Adriatic Onions that is really a = 
I good keeper. Solid and finegrained, it remains as =j 
mild and sweet flavored in mid-winter as when = 
freshly gathered. A great acquisition, furnishing = 
fresh, mild Onions all the year round. 
'Per packet 15 cents; or 2 packets for 25 cents. = 
BURPEE’S WHITE GEM WATERMELON! 
A unique new variety from China; really a gem, = 
both in distinct beauty and delicious quality. = 
Ripens early, wonderfully prolific, and is the = 
sweetest 0 /all watermelons. The skin is a cream- = 
white color, while the flesh is rich, bright pink, = 
crisp and juicy. See beautiful colored plate in = 
Burpee's Barm Annualfor l88q. = 
Per packet, 15 cents; or 2 packets for 25 cents. = 
...W MID-SUMMER LETTUCE • growth, this is s 
the best of all Lettuces for use throughout the Summer. = 
Firm heads, most attractively colored outside, with large, rich,S 
golden yellow heart within, as tender and brittle as can be. ss 
Peculiarly fine in flavor. Per packet, ^cents; per oz., 40 cents, s 
3 RARE NOVELTIES for 18891 
E briefly described above, are now first introduced, and can only be had direct from us. Seed of any = 
— will be mailed upon receipt of price. In order to introduce BURPEE’S SEEDS to thousands of new cus- = 
— tomers, we make le‘bllow- n* „ VZf\ we will mail one packet each of the = 
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t Cabbage,—early, large and solid,—New Model Carrot,—the best in quality and appearance,—Globe Dan- = 
e vers Onion,—fineststrain,—Burpee’s Golden Upright Pepper.—largest, sweetest, and most handsome, ~ 
— New Density Okra,—New Perfection Musk Melon,—Peerless Cucumber,—Burpee’s Improved = 
e Blood Beet,—New Earliest Carmine Radish,—Sugar Pumpkin and Burpee’s Surehead Cabbage, = 
E —the famous “ all head and always sure to head Cabbage.” 
The above FIFTEEN PACKETS of THE CHOICEST and NEW VEGETABLES § 
at standard retail prices are worth $ 1 . 35 , but we will send the entire ^ — “ 
collection, neatly boxed, by mail, postpaid, toany address, foronly = 
— in postage stamps, or FIVE BOXES for $2.00. We have the Largest Mail Seed Trade in America, “ 
= built upon the high quality of BURPEE’S WARRANTED SEEDS, and this Remarkable Offer is = 
— tnade to induce thousands more to TEST OUR SEEDS. Entire Satisfaction Guaranteed to all pur-" 
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= Entirely free from exaggerated descriptions, it offers THE BEST SEEDS at fair prices. Write to-day. “ 
|W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seedsmen! 
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FOOD! 
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Hollis’s Canned Meat For Poultry. 
Will Make Ilenn Lay! 
Will Make Chicken* Grow! 
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Moulting Fowls. 
This food is strictly fresh meat, carefully cooked, 
ground fine, seasoned and hermetically sealed in tin 
cans. Being ground flue, It can tis readily mixed with 
soft food, and fed so as to give each fowl an equal 
share. Price, 80 cents per can; $3 per dozen. Address 
HOLLIS DltESSED MEAT AND WOOL CO., 
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Non-poisonous. Safe in coldest weather. Im¬ 
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Sample by mail, 50 ets. Mention this paper. 
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Knuckle Joint and Screw- 
Presses. Graters. Elevators, 
Pumps, etc. Send for cata¬ 
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Boomer k Boschert Pram Co., 
118 IF. Water St., Syracuse, 
New York. 
LAMBORN ROAD MACHINE 
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VULCAN ROAD MACHINE CO., MEDIA. PA. 
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and uniform crystals of Higgins' Eureka Salt, Try it. Ask vour Grocer for it. 
Coarse, uneven 
can excel the pure 
Remember the Brand and Trade-Mark. 
