1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER; 
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Cajoling the Hens. 
Tchlck, tchicker, 
Sneeze and ker-snicker! 
Pepper their grub and they’ll lay for ye 
quicker, 
There’s nothin’ smells better than steamin’ 
bran mash; 
When I pound on the basin, them hens 
make a dash 
And they’ll crowd and they’ll gobble, 
they’ll sneeze and they’ll peck— 
A-gulpin’ it down till they’re full to the 
neck. 
They relish it so that I vum and declare 
It’s good for my appetite watchin’ ’em 
there. 
And if biskits are done by the time I go in, 
I’m apt to pull up and clean out the whole 
tin. 
I’m long, sir, on grub, a believer in feedin’, 
I think it goes furder than blue blood and 
breedin’. 
Ev’ry hen that I’ve got is so pussey, by 
jing, 
She can’t tuck her noddle round under her 
wing; 
And bein’ she’s wakeful and broke of her 
rest 
She’ll always hop down for a turn on the 
nest. 
So I git double work, s’r, by usin’ ’em right, 
One egg per hen daytimes—one egg ev’ry 
night! 
And they’re livin’ like ladies on mash and 
chopped meat 
With all the red pepper and corn they can 
eat. 
Tchick, tchck! 
They’re makln’ no kick, 
And if northin’ don’t split I’ll be rich putty 
quick. 
—Lewiston (Me.) Journal. 
Sale of Famous Jersey Cattle. 
A notable event In American Jersey- 
breeding is the sale of the famous Meri- 
dale Jersey herd, 'inis herd has been 
built up by Ayer & McKinney. The 
original stock was carefully selected, 
and the best blood has been bred into 
the herd. The breeding has been very 
accurate, and care has been taken to 
preserve the vigor of the animals, as 
well as to 'introduce the blood of Jer¬ 
seys strong in butter production. The 
result is a class of cattle .-red so strong¬ 
ly i_. the right lines that they will be 
absolutely sure to influence any herd in¬ 
to which they are taken. It seems a 
pity that sucfh an excellent herd should 
be broken up, but for business reasons 
it seems necessary to do so. Here is an 
opportunity to secure standard breeding 
animals of the finest type. Any one of 
these bulls or cows will carry strong and 
prepotent blood, for mey are all from 
butter families, having been bred so 
long and so closely that their influence 
would be felt wherever they go. The 
cattle have all been tested with tubercu¬ 
lin, and will be sold with a veterinar¬ 
ian’s certificate. It is also guaranteed 
that none of the cows will be found 
tricky, ugly, or hard to milk. The sale, 
which will be at auction, will take place 
April 11 and 12, at the Fair Grounds, 
Oneonta, N. Y. 
Rape or Soiling Crops. 
1 have adjoining my pasture, about Vfc 
acre of light sandy loam, which the former 
occupant of this farm plowed last year, 
and planted to potatoes, but harvested 
hardly anything but weeds, and left these, 
gone to. seed, spread all over the ground. 
The soil is quite poor and I cannot spare 
any stable manure to haul on it. What do 
you think of plowing it in the Spring, sow¬ 
ing it to rape, for cow pasture? Would 
rape be likely to injure the milk in any 
way, by any unpleasant odor or otherwise? 
If not, what variety should I use, and what 
kind of fertilizer and quantity, if any? 
Bloomfield, Conn. n. k. c. 
Rape will not make a good pasture 
for cows. It is better for sheep or hogs. 
The plant belongs to the turnip family. 
You might call it a turnip all run to top. 
The milk would be “turnipy” if the cows 
were pastured on it. The plan would 
work well for Sheep. You cannot get a 
pasture crop for cows, but you can sow 
oats and peas, sorghum and millet, so as 
to cut the crops green and feed them to 
cows right through the season. You 
can sow one j third of the field to Canada 
peas and oats, as described elsewhere; 
one-third later to Early Amber cane or 
corn fodder, and the rest still later to 
millet. This would give you good crops 
to cut green or to cure for hay. We 
would suggest a fertilizer containing 
say 2% per cent nitrogen, seven of phos¬ 
phoric acid, and six of potash. 
Cows and Orchards. —At the Wiscon¬ 
sin dairymen’s convention Mr. A. P. 
Phillips urged for a combination of 
dairy and orchards. Among other things 
he said: 
A dairyman to be successful must have 
help. A good wife is a great help to 
him in his Dusiness, and it ofttimes hap¬ 
pens that a Kind father-in-law with 
some means, who is disposed to give 
him, not only his daughter, but also a 
good farm to go to work on, is a great 
help to a young man who has not the 
ability to succeed without it. A father 
of the same stamp is often a help in 
time of need. With the wife and farm 
as I have described he ought with good 
management and good habits surely to 
succeed, provided he starts with and con¬ 
tinues to raise good cows, but with the 
cows, without the wife and the farm, he 
will find dairying up-hill work, and will 
not care for an orchard. 
Another and perhaps the last reason I 
snail now give why he should have an 
orchard is, if he secures the wife and 
the father-in-law I have alluded to or 
has a father, as I have described, it is 
his duty if he has none to plant an or¬ 
chard so that he can have apples for 
his wife to use in her cooking and to 
bake for the old gentleman’s break¬ 
fast, and they can be made palatable by 
a little cream from his dairy. It will 
prolong his life and make it happier 
and pleasanter, he can see his grand¬ 
children (if he has any) grow up strong, 
healthy and intelligent if they have 
plenty of apples to eat, all the time. 
Surely the dairyman should have an or¬ 
chard. 
The Breeder’s Gazette says that appear¬ 
ances indicate that the demand for Shet¬ 
land ponies will be greater than ever the 
coming season. 
Planed Cold Horse.—I have good suc¬ 
cess with hens but know very little about 
general farming. 1 have fed out three old 
horses to hens the last three Winters, and 
am on the fourth now. I chop them up 
with an axe, but this morning it (the meat) 
being frozen, I took a common Stanley 
plane and planed it off. It worked line. 
Pleasant Point, Me. b. l. s. 
An Old Bird.— Mrs. L. Hubbard, of Hills¬ 
dale County, Mich., has a canary which is 
19 years old this Spring. It has never been 
fed “store victuals,” but has lived on home¬ 
grown feed, such as oats, barley, lettuce, 
eggs, etc. He Is a fine singer, and his 
numerous progeny resemble him in this 
particular. To all appearance he is good 
for another 19 years. j. h. v. 
Michigan. 
walking lo work 
Is the only way in which the business 
woman, employed in store or office, can 
get open air ex¬ 
ercise. Is it any 
wonder that she 
often grows pale 
and thin and 
develops a tend¬ 
ency to "weak 
lungs." When¬ 
ever there is 
? >ain in breath- 
ng, soreness of 
the chest, obsti- 
nate cough, 
bleeding from 
the lungs or any 
other symptoms 
of disease of the 
respiratory or¬ 
gans, begin the 
Use of Doctor 
Pierce’s Golden 
Medical Discov¬ 
ery and con¬ 
tinue the use 
until cured. 
Ninety-eight in 
every hundred 
who have used 
" Golden Med¬ 
ical Discovery” 
for "lung trou¬ 
ble,” have been 
perfectly and 
permanently 
cured. 
"I was very sick 
indeed," writes 
Mrs. Mollie Jacobs, 
of Felton, Kent Co., 
Delaware, "and 
our family doctor 
eaid t had con- 
sumption. I 
thought I must die 
soon for I felt so 
awful bad. Had a 
bad cough, spit blood, and was very short of 
breath. I haa pains in my chest and right lung, 
also had dyspepsia. Before I took your ‘ Golden 
Medical Ducovery ’ and ‘ Pleasant Pellets’ I was 
•o weak I could not sweep a room, now I can 
do a small washing. I. feel like a new person." 
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets cure heart-burn. 
POULTRY NETTING 60c. PER ROLL. 
All rolls 150 feet long, best quality wire, galvanized. 
Our lllus'd circulars give lowest prices, freight paid. 
JAMES S. CASE (Box N), Colchester, Conn. 
Admiral Buggy—Fancy 
fancy trimmed with 
__ painted; 
shafts. Price, 
Dealers would charge 
*75, 
We Sell Vehicles and Har¬ 
ness at Less Than 
Wholesale Prices. 
On the above buggy the saving to the 
purchasers in the neighborhood of S25. 
The quality is all rightin every particu¬ 
lar. To assure you of this we will ship 
this buggy anywhere subject to 
your cinmin atloii and approval. If 
not right and satisfactory you return 
It at our expense. We have a mostcom- 
plete line of Carriages, Surrey., 
Traps, Phaetons, Spring Wugon. 
etc., and all kinds of .Ingle and double 
harness. Send today for free illustra- 
tedcatalogue from which to make your selection. 
Kalamazoo Carriage & Harness Co., 
Box 8# Kalamazoo, Mich. 
BUY THE BEST. 
If you want the best low-down wagon you 
should buy the Electric Handy Wagon. It is the 
best because it is made of the best material; the 
best broad tired Electric Wheels; best seasoned 
white hickory axles; all other wood parts of the 
best seasoned white oak. The front and rear 
hounds are made from the best angle steel, which 
is neater, stronger and in every way better than 
wood. Well painted in red and varnished. Extra 
length of reach and extra long standards sup¬ 
plied without additional cost when requested. 
This wagon Is guaranteed to carry 4,000 pounds 
anywhere. Write the Electric Wheel Co., Box 88, 
Quincy, Illinois, for their new catalogue which 
fully describes this wagon, their famous Electric 
Wheels and Electric Feed Cookers. 
The LEAN Harrow 
Makes a FAT HARVEST 
Tho beet machine ever made for every kind of work that a 
! harrow doe«. All steel. Simplest, strongest, lightest draft. 
\ Write for descriptive circular—free. 
RODERICK LEAN MFG. CO., Mansfield, Ohio 
The Best Power 
for all purposes is an Upright or Horizontal combined 
Engine and Boiler such us wo show here. 
It is of special value in cutting uud grind, 
lug feed, .helling corn, 
threshing, pumping water, 
•epurutlng cream, sawing 
wood, Ac., Ac. 
Leffet 
Engines 
represent unusual merit in de-_ 
sign, material and construction. Quick steamers, 
economical of fuel and safe. Wo make them from 
3 Horse Power U p. Prices very low quality con¬ 
sidered. Special Engine Book mailed free. Address, 
JAMES LEFFEL A CO., 
Box BO. Springfield Ohio• 
J^JON’T buy a carriage or harness until you get 
our large, free, illustrated catalogue. Our 
prices are io% to 50 % lower than elsewhere for 
same quality, and we make and sell direct better 
goods for the same money than any other firm. 
Walker vehicles are the standard of style, finish, 
durability and true quality. Any style shipped 
anywhere on inspection. Write to-day telling us 
just what you want. 
Edw. W. Walker Carriage Co., 91 8 th St., Goshen, Ind. 
Walker 
Carriages 
and Harness. 
S8it a ^5 For This Complete Turnout. 
Consisting of Surrey No. 180 with lamps, .. iv 
fenders, spring cushions and backs, broadcloth trimmings. lIurnCHH 
No. £0,5 15 with collars and 2 hitch straps. Whip No. 22,900. Two a 
L ap Rohes No. 24,730, Catalogue gives full description. Surrey only, T 
♦67«80. Without lamps or fenders, $02.10, With canopy top, $67.25. 
U/C U A 1/ C 55 Sty lea Surrey m, prices $60. to $140. 
■> L nAtL 5H Styles Top Kugglon; 60 styles Phaetons and 
Stanhopes; 37 styles Road Wagons and Carts; 26 styles Spring Wagons, 
pitce$36.25 and up ;260style8Hiirne«8, Fly nets, Saddles,LaprobesA Blankets 
MIR 4 Rfl PARE VEHICLE CATALOGUE iH thelarg- 
UUIl IQU~rAUL est ever printed. The Illustrations are very large, 
showing every vehicle in detail with full descriptions. Our styles are tne very latest. We give a 2-year guarantee with each Vehicle. 
WE GAN and will save you money. W K WILL prove this to you by shipping you any Vehicle or Harness without any money with 
jey. W K W ILL prove this to you by shipping you any vehicle or Harness withoutany money with 
I order. If you are not full v satisfied we will pay all freight. Send lor our Cutulotfue No. 54. IT IS F KEE. 
MARVIN SMITH CO., 55-57-59. N. Jefferson St., Y-1 6, CHICACO, ILL. 
MY m*y mm v u y ma Y-wr_> ait xx. v mitvm XM - v is ^ ^ 
PROFIT FOR MAKER ONLY 
j Wo manufacture 178 stylos of vehicles and «5 styles of harness 
1 andsell them to you direct from onr factory at wholesale 
i prices. In fact, we are the largest manufacturers of vehicles 
and harness In the world selling to the consumer exclusively. 
When you buy on this plan you pay only the protlt of the 
manufacturer. No traveling ex- 
penses, no losses, no agent’s com¬ 
mission and no dealer’s profits. 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS 
.preferring to deal with you di¬ 
rect. We have followed this plan 
for27 years. No matter where you 
live, we can reach you and save 
you money. We ship our vehicles „ _ 
•N„ IDA TV,,,hi. an <l harness anywhere for ex- , 717— Canopy-Top Surrey, with double fen- 
1'1 o. low Double Buggy anl j na tj on ftn q guarantee safe ^ers. Price, complete, with curtains all around, storm 
^nS7^h“e lC „fi <, li ri Tb«5!: arrival. We manufacture a P ron - auosWie, lsmps and pole or shafts, *75; just 
everything we sell, andwe cln oagood »* sells for *10 more, _ ’ 
— p ’ • —-- ■ ■ assure you of good quality from beginning to ends good wood work, good iron 
and steel, good paint and varnisn, good finish, good trimmings, fine style snd the largest selection in tho land. Lariro illus- 
. C . at “.° g “. e A?, E ^' _ E _ LK _. A RT CARRIAGE & HARNESS MANUFACTURING CO., Elkhart, Ind. 
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♦FERTILIZERS— 1 from factory to farm - 
IWE SELL YOU DIRECT. NO AGENT’S PROFITS. 
NO SALESMAN’S EXPENSES. 
VALUABLE PREMIUMS GIVEN FREE. 
For premium list, prices, samples and book, write 
P. THE SCIENTIFIC FERTILIZER COMPANY, HERR'S ISLAND. PlTTSBURGjPA. 
