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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 20, 1903 
HUMOROUS 
"Come here, my son. your hair Is wet, 
While all your clothes are dry;” 
The anxious mother held him up, 
“Now tell the reason why.” 
“I—fell—into—the—swimming—hole,” 
The mother ’gan to scoff, 
“How did you keep your clothes so dry?” 
“Why, ma, I took them off.” 
—Chicago Record-Herald. 
She: “Gertrude says she will never 
marry until she finds her ideal.” He; 
“What is her ideal?” She; “Oh, any 
man who will ask her.”—Illustrated 
Bits. 
“Don’t you worry ’bout de spots on de 
sun,” said Brother Dickey. “It’ll take 
all de time you kin spare ter git de 
grease spots off de little work you livin’ 
in.”—Atlanta Constitution. 
Uncle John; “What are you going to 
do when you are a man?” Erving (the 
clergyman’s youngest); “Well, I shall he 
a charcoal man or a minister. I’ve got 
to holler.”—Town and Country. 
Wiiff.iE had been to Sunday school. 
At luncheon grandma passed him the 
deviled ham. “No, thank you,” said 
Willie. “I have renounced the devil 
and all his works.”—Springfield Repub¬ 
lican. 
A TEACHEK was explaining to a little 
girl how the trees developed their foli¬ 
age in the Spring-time. “0, yes,” said 
the little miss, “I understand; they keep 
their Summer clothes in their trunks.” 
—Credit I>ost. 
Smith (seeing beggar bearing sign 
reading “Deaf and Dumb”): “I’d like to 
help this poor fellow, hut I don’t know 
how to tell whether he is really deaf and 
dumb.” Beggar (softly): “Read the sign, 
mister; read the sign.”—Indianapolis 
Journal. 
Townley; “This paper says that one 
of those idiotic western colleges is going 
to make Senator Boodler a ‘doctor of 
laws.’” Brownley; “Well, that’s appro¬ 
priate enough. He doctors the laws every 
time he gets a chance.”—Philadelphia 
Public Ledger. 
“How did you come to send Mr. Hus- 
kins to Congress?” “Well, you see, he 
was such a persuasive talker that we 
was afraid he’d go into the lightnin’ 
rod business or somethin’ similar an’ 
git all the money in the county. So we 
reckoned we’d better git him out o’ the 
way.”—Washington Star. 
WATER. 
If you want water only when the wind blows a windmill will do your work 
and cost less money than our Uider and Ericsson Hot-AirPumps, butif you want 
water every day while your flowers are growing and do not want your pump blown 
down when the wind blows too hard, no pump In the world can equal ours. We 
have sold about 20,000 of them during the past twcnty-flve years, which is proof 
that wo are not making wild statements. 
Our Catalogue “C 4” will tell you all about them. Write to nearest store. 
Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, 
H5 Warren St.. Nkw Vohk. (102 Craig St., MoxTiiEAb. P. Q. 40 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
23i( Franklin St.. UosTo.v. Tenlente-Key Tl, Havana, Cuba. 40 N. 7th St., Piiii.AnEi.i>HiA. 
22 Pitt St., Sydney, N . S. W. 
FAIRBANKS 
(jasoline EfSin®* 
They are the best and most economical power 
for all farm work—pump water, saw wood, 
run separator, ensilage cutter, feed mill or any 
farm machinery. “Fairbanks Junior” is de¬ 
signed especially for farm work—gives two 
applications of power:, vertical with walking 
beam, and belt power with pulley attached. 
Write for free booklet, “FARM HELPS,” which 
gives full information regarding Fairbanks 
Gasoline Engines and Farm Scales. 
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, 
416-42li Hroome St., New York, N. Y. 
Baltimore, Md Buffalo, N. Y. Phlladelphia,Pa. Boston, Mass. 
New Orleans, La Albany, N.Y. Pittsburg, Pa. Montreal,P.Q. 
HAVE YOU SEEN THE 
Jack of All Trades 
-A GASOLINE ENGINE 
of the most modora type for farm use? 
Pumps Water—Saws Wood—Runs Separators 
Shells Corn—Grinds Feed—Churns Butter 
And Is adapted to many other jobs on the farm. 
Saves Labor—Earns Money 
Write for free descriptive catalogue “Y.” 
Fairbanks, Morse & Company, 
CLIMAX ENSILAGE«FODDER GUffERS 
CIIMAX Cutters arc the latest development in Ensilage 
Machinery. They cut and deliver the silage at one 
operation. They require less power to operate than 
any other. They are strong. They are simple in con¬ 
struction and have few wearing parts. Repairs bill is 
light. Absolutely guaranteed. Cutting device acknowl¬ 
edged the best. You will save time, trouble, and worry 
by getting the CLIMAX. Write for our catalogue—it’s 
free. 
“The Complete Machine.” 
WARSAW-WILKINSON CO., 
WARSAW, N. Y. 
For 30 days to the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker. 
A Very Handsome 
PARLOR LAMP 
or China Tea Set, or Toilet Set, or Clock, or 
Watch, and many other articles too numerous 
to mention, with an order of 20 lbs. of our New 
Crop, 60c. Tea, any kind,or 30 lbs. Haking 
Powder, 46c. alb., or an assorted order Teas 
and B. P. This advertisement MUST accom¬ 
pany order. 
THE GREAT AMKKTCAX TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 280. bl & b3 Vesey Street, New York. 
You 
Buy 
“flllin” Ensilage Gutters 
UIIIU YOU buv Satisfact 
you buy Satisfaction. 
Our absolute guarantee goes with this, our New “Ohio” 
Self Feed Ensilage Cutter and New Metal Bucket Swivel 
Carrier. It is made to be the best thing of its kind procur¬ 
able. Self-feed increases capacity and saves 75^ 
labor feeding. 
Means 
Greatest Capacity, 
Least Power Required. 
TKe m&iv who owns one says so. All sizes, ii to 
in. Profit by the experience of others and get the best. 
Shredder blades to fit all sizes. 1903 “Ohio” Blowers 
are powerful machines. Write today. Latest illustrated 
catalog free. Modern Silage methods 10 cents. Established 18M. 
THE SILVER MFG. CO., SALEM, OHIO. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AlWHOIiESALK PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Bams, Roofs, all colors, and S A VE Dealers 
S refits. In use S8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
renee. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, »*0 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
ROCHESTER BUSINESS INSTITUTE, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
When you come to think nhoiit going 
Bwny’ to Bchool send for Catnloguo of 
the Leading Biisiness and Shorthand School. 
BUZZARD 
Feed and Ensilage 
Cutter 
Does everything, cuts 
hay, straw, ensilage, 
shreds fodder and fills 
the silo to any height; 
all done by one machine. 
Sold on full guarantee. 
Write for catalogue. 
Joseph Dick 
Agricultural Works, 
Box 69, Canton, Ohio. 
STliDEBtntK 
A name that stands for 
character in vehicles—that 
guarantees you the worth of your 
money. You don’t buy often. You want service. 
Then don’t take chances. The character in 
Studebaker 
Vehicles and Harness 
starts in the raw material—that’s the best obtainable and there’s 
everything in the selection and the curing. The honesty continues 
all through the making and finishing. Results, longest life, fitness 
and greatest service. You Always Find the Essentials 
in Studebakers. There’s no slighting, no deception, no variance 
from high quality. That’s why multiplied thous¬ 
ands pin their faith to them. Are you of the num¬ 
ber? Local dealers most everywhere. Catalogue 
and particulars direct if requested. 
STUDEBAKER BROS. MFG. CO., 
South Bend. Ind. 
k Chicago, New York, San Francisco, 
\Kansas City, Portland, Ore., Denver, 
Isalt Lake City, Dallas, Texas. 
Don’t buy a poor wind mill. Don't 
pay a double price. Send direct tv 
our factory for catalogue of the 
FreemaLn. 
Steel Wind Mills 
and four post angle steel towers. A 
complete line of pumping and power 
mills of the highest grade at extreme¬ 
ly low prices. We can save you 
money on a^ooef article. 
S. Freeman Sorts Mf^. Co., 
102 Hamilton St., Racine, Wis, 
A complete line of Feed and Ensilage Cutters, 
Corn Shellers, Wood Saws, etc., at low prices. 
HENGH’S 
20th 
_ _ Century 
Steel Ball Coupling; Cultivator 
‘ With Double Row Corn 
Planter and Fertilizer 
Attachment Complete 
on One Machine. 
Parallel beam move- 
ment, pivoted axle,with 
lateral beam move- 
niontin connection with 
the movable Kplndle*, 
or either independent 
of each other. Centre 
Order W B t®Yer for npreading 
-- Immediately and ^ " « ehovel 
Inirodnce them for next leason, P* ® plcte 
cultivator on the market. 
having every possible movement of the shovel gangs, 
Th* HENCH & DROMGOLD CO. Mfrs.,York, Pa. 
HEEBNER’S ENSILAGE CUTTER. 
The best cutter on the market for green or dry corn. 
Leading ensilage cutter made. It not only cuts, butcrushes 
the stalks, rendering them palatable. Stock greatly relish 
and thrive on ! t A tD.DO attachmont t«mi the machine Into a perfect 
ihretlder, Kims with leastpowcr. Used forouttlneallkindsofstoek foedp. 
Power can be applied to pumping, churning, (^rindlnr* otc. Catalog free. 
HKEBNER A SONS, 22 Kroad St.»LnnHdalo, Pn. 
CORN HARVESTING 
Done— 
Cue ter, 
Kaeler, 
Cheaper 
byusinKtheBAIXlF.UCUUN IIARVKSTEK than by 
any other known method. Do not wait, inveRtixate 
nowl AddreBS 1. Z. MEKRIA.\I, Whitewater, VVIr. 
ARROW BRAND 
Ready Kuollng 
can be laid on 
top of old 
shingles with¬ 
out tearing off 
the old roof. 
ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO. sena <o, 
83 IMne St., New York. samples. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 20, 1903. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Talks About Farm Machinery. 
Safe Potato and Melon Spraying.... 
Fertilizers for Humus Production... 
How Crops Show Their Needs. 
Plairy Vetch in a Dry Season. 
A Tough Clay Soil. 
p-ish and Seaweed in Alaska. 
Curing Smut in Broom Corn. 
Every Man His Own Horse. 
Hope Farm Seen By an Outsider.... 
Hope Farm Notes. 
Crop Prospects . 
Farming in Doer Isle, Me. 
Wet Weather in Nebraska. 
DIVE STOC.K AND DAIRY. 
Turnips for Pigs... 
Mapes on the Milk Situation. 
Cutting Clover into the Silo. 
Baling Hay . 
Ringing Hogs . 
Business-Like Belgian Hares. 
Brief Brooder Notes. 
Strike Hurts Horses. 
,449 
.451 
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452 
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.455 
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.457 
.461 
.461 
.452 
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462 
463 
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HORTICULTURE. 
Nurserymen and Fumigating Stock.. 449, 450 
Violet Growing on the Hudson.4o2 
Mazzard Cherry Stock.452 
Use of Arsenite of Soda.4o2 
Everybody’s Garden .4 m 
Asparagus Notes .453 
Experience with an Acre of Straw¬ 
berries .4^ 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.4 m 
Supplementing the Rainfall.4M 
American Nurserymen’s Association.460 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Renovating Parasols . 
A Saving Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Rural Recipes . 
458 
.458 
.459 
459 
459 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Prize-Winning Grange Hall.450 
Some Tricks of Western Land Sharks. 
450, 451 
More Capacity for a Scraper.452 
Wash for the Teeth.452 
Editorials .4oo 
Events of the Week....’hi 
Business Bits ..o' 
Markets . 
Market Notes .^ 
Humorous .^ 
