348 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 12, 1900 
Humorous. 
He: “Her heart is as hard as glass. I 
can’t make an impression on it.” She: 
“Have you tried the diamond?”—Credit 
Lost. 
Teacher: “What is the capital of 
Puerto Rico?” Bright Boy: “The Amer¬ 
ican money invested there, I guess.”— 
Philadelphia Record. 
Jackson: “Is it true that Johnson has 
an addition to his family?” Smithson: 
“Well, he calls it a multiplication— 
twins, you know.”—Tit-Bits. 
“Has the giraffe been sick long?” 
“HAVE A 
CARRIAGE, SIR?” 
We Make Them and Sell Direct to You at Less 
Than Wholesale Prices. 
f Full line of Buggies, Carriages, Canopy Top and Extension Top Surreys, 
r Open Stick Seat Surreys, Phaetons, Traps, Driving Wagons, Concords, 
JSpring Wagonsandallkindsof single and double harness. Every article 
| guaranteed. Shipped anywhere subject to buyer’s approval. 
KALAMAZOO CARRIAGE & HARNESS CO., Box 30, KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
fit not satisfactory return at our 
expense. Ww save you $Sift to 
r?6, iu-coriling to tlielob. Get 
J our free illustrated catalogue be- 
[ fore buying. 
asked the veterinary surgeon as he en¬ 
tered the park inclosure. “Yes,” replied 
the Keeper. “I should say it was rather 
long. He has a sore throat.”—Chicago 
News. 
“Young man,” said the Cornfed Phil¬ 
osopher, “ before you go in for matri¬ 
mony, you want to bear in mind there 
is a great difference between yearning 
for a young woman and earning for 
her.”—Indianapolis Press. 
Deal 
ixHniiuimrmtniiuuuiiiwniuinNiiiuiuiuii 
with 
the 
nmuiiuiiBuniini] 
When you buy a carriage, buggy or harness. Choose 
from the biggest stock and fullest assortment, and 
pay only the cost of making, with but one moderate 
profit added. Our plan of selling direct from the 
factory insures satisfaction—your money back if 
you’re dissatisfied with your purchase—and enables 
you to save the dealer’s profit. 
Onr complete illustrated catalogue, showing many' styles of high grade 
▼ehides, harness, robes, blankets and horse equipments, with detailed de¬ 
scriptions of each, mailed free. Write for it and learn how cheaply you can 
buy when the jobber’s and dealer’s profits are cut off. 
THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE & HARNESS CO., P. 0. Box 772, Columbus, 0. 
^- 
Makers 
No. 5054 Buggy. Price *38.50 
with leather quarter top. 
fHwQs 
No. 240 Single Strap 
Buggy HarnesB. Price 
“I think,” said the father, reaching 
for the switch, “it’s about time you were 
chastised a little. You’re a bad egg.” 
“Believing that,” replied the incorrigible 
youth, “do you think you’ll have a very 
pleasant time beating me?”—Philadel¬ 
phia Record. 
Stranger: “I noticed your advertise¬ 
ment in the paper this morning for a 
man to retail imported canaries.” Pro¬ 
prietor of Bird Store: “Yes, Sir. Are 
you looking for a job?” Stranger: “Oh, 
no; I merely had a curiosity to know 
how the canaries lost their tails.”—Chi¬ 
cago News. 
“Wiiat!” cried the labor leader as he 
entered the house; “no supper yet!” 
“No,” replied his wife calmly. “You will 
recall that I began work at six o’clock 
this morning.” “What has that to do 
with it?” he demanded. “My eight-hour 
watch expired at two o’clock this after¬ 
noon,” she answered.—Chicago Post. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLF.SALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Bams, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealers 
profits. In use S 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
L ’ prices will surprise you. \* rite for Samples. 
246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
pruiiis. in *9 a 
Grange. Low prices 
0. W. INGERS0LL, 
No Presents! No Premiums!! No Discounts!!! 
Our Only Inducements are the Beat Imported 
TEAS -COFFEES 
AT ONE-HALF PRICE. 
Special terms to Institutions, Clergymen, Farmers and 
large consumers. For full particulars address 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
Dept.B. P. O. Box 200, New York, N. Y. 
BOlxENTS’ 
Patent Sickle Grinder. 
Pitted with Carborundum Grinding- Wheel. 
Write for descriptive circular and terms to agents. 
THE C. J. LUTHER CO., Port Washington, Wis. 
. .Before Buying a New 
Harness 
tend 5 cts. in stamps to pay pontage on descriptive cat¬ 
alogue 100 s tyles of single and double o«fc-fo *«»•«•«! 
Leather Harness to select from. Sold direct to tho 
consumer at wholesale price. We can save you money; 
KING HARNESS COMPANY. Mfrs. 
aia Church St., Owego, N. Y. 
Walker 
Carriages 
and Harnessm 
E MAKE less on each sale than any other 
firm —not becaust we are charitable, but 
because wc know it is best for us in the end to give 
purchasers the greatest possible value. Nothing 
cheap goes into our goods. Prices are JI20 to £150 
lower than others on same grade. Wc cheerfully 
ship on inspection. If you like our policy, write 
to-day for our free, large, illustrated catalogue. 
Edw. W. Walker Carriage Co., 91 8th St., Goshen, Ind. 
..YOU SAVE MONEY.. 
time, labor, and increase the crop when you use this cultivator. That’s 
what it was made to do, and it does it. The Pivot Axle and connections 
to move wheels and shovels right or left in unison at slightest touch of the foot levers 
makes it the easiest and most effective of all cultivators to work. Any boy can do it. 
KRAUS Pivot Axle CULTIVATOR 
is simplest and strongest in construction, most effective in results. Unequalled for hill- 
aide cultivating—stands righ t up to the row and does not “ride down” or “throw over.” 
Works all row crops ar.d is unexcelled for fallowing. Send for catsing before you buy. 
The Akron Cultivator Co., Dept. D, Akron, Ohio. 
take the lead, and your atael link 1 
all told, haa no rival.”—IU nlkt Boo*. ft J 
Stone, Harvard, HI. 
Hundreds of Similar Testimonial* provo 
that our 
TREAD 
aUvvLUU POWERS 
are properly named. We make 1, 2 
and b horse tread 
powers,smooth or 
level lags as desir- 
ed.down or moun¬ 
ted. The 
ONE-HORSE 
“SUCCESS” 
is the best power 
made for driving 
• cream separators, 
! andall machinery 
; requiring light power, but absolutely steady motion. More power 
can be obtamea from the ^SUCCESS” Tread Powers size for 
! size thr n any others because they run light, are roomy and strong 
; enough for largest horses, best governed, etc. Moreabout them 
and our sweep powers, shelters, fodder and ensilage cutters 
or shredders, hunkers, grinders, wood saws, wind mills, 
steel tanks, etc., in our 160 page Illustrated catalogue. FKKK. 
APPLETON MFG CO. 27 Fargo St. BATAVIA, ILL 
THE MIETZ & WEISS 
Kerosene 
Engines 
for Pumping and Power 
Purposes. Cheapest Power 
Known. 
Send for Catalogue. 
A. MIETZ, 
128 Mott Street, New York 
Can we Save 
You Money 
on a vehicle, harness, 
ily net or saddle I 
Because we have no agents, . 
Can we really do it? We sny yes. Can we pro Ye It without cost to 
you! We can. How? We will ship you a harness, saddle, or vehicle, 
without you sending a single cent, and let you look it over at your 
freight house and if you don’t find we have given you the biggest 
bargain you ever saw or heard of, return the goods to us at our ex¬ 
pense. Vfe give with each vehicle a 2-year Iron-clad guarantee, 
protecting you from poor material and workmanship. Our vehicle 
catalogue describes the largest line of bnggles, roau wagons, phae¬ 
tons. surrles, spring wagons and carts, harness, fly nets and 
saddles ever shown In one book. It’s free. Send for It. 
Marvin Smith Co. 55*59 N. Jeffersoh St. 11-16, Chicago, IS 
Tim Best Power 
for all purposes is au U aright or Horizontal combined 
Engine and Boiler Buch aa we show here. 4 , 
(t is of special value in cutting uud grind* 
lug feed, shelling corn, 
threshing, pumping water, ^ 
separating crcuni, sawing aR 
wood, Ac., Ac. II 
Leffel % 
Engines 
represent unusual merit in do- . — — —___ 
sign, material and construction. Quick steamer*, 
economical of fuel and safe. We make them from 
3 Horse Power up. Prices very low quality con- 
side red* Special Engine Book mailed free. Address, 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., 
Box BO. Springfield Ohio. 
LIGHTNING WELL MACHT 
IS THE STANDARD} ! 
STFAM PUMPS AIR LIFTS, // 
GASOLINE ENGINES Wls* 
WRITE FOR CIRCULAR BIST 
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Charter Gas Engine Co. Box 26 , Sterling, III 
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DRILLERf^^h 
The result of 30 years’ expe- JafteaT ^ rfl 
rience in Well Drilling. HR®™ M «jj3g J m 
LOOMIS & NYMAN, pU O 
Tiffin, Ohio. iKsS! ’ -■> 
UICI 1 DRILLING 
If ELL Machines 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
For One Dollar 
we will ship to any address our tS 10.00 LEKO¥ 
POTATO COVERER AND HILLER. When 
It reaches your place if it suits you, you may pay 
the remaining $9.00. If it does not suit return to us. 
LE ROY PLOW CO., 
(35 Lake St., Le Roy, N. Y. 
Short WaterSupply 
MEANS ACTUAL LOSS TO THE FARMER AND STOCKMAN. 
It is economy to hnve an ample supply and have it always 
Live Slock will live longer without food Until without water- 
Cows shrink more in milk from insufficient “pnOUCII” TXUlf 
water than from lack of food. The remedy is a u Uon Lit I ARK 
of the proper size. It does not leak, rot or full to piece*. Is made 1 
! of best galvanized steel. Thoroughly riveted together; re-inforced with strips of iron on both sides of seums ( 
I riveted through and through ; iron bound top and bottom and riveted to angles. A better tank can’t be made. Catalogue etc. free 
KELLY FOUNDRY &. MACHINE CO., 27 Purl Street, COSHEN, INDIANA. 
The Most G 
Of tho BEST QUALITY and tho PUREST 
form can bo*secured from a given 
quantity of apples ?>y tho use of 
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CIDER PRESS. 
The only press awarded medal and 
diploma at World’s Fair. Get 
illustrated catalogue before 
HYDRAULIC PRESS MFG, 
12 Mam SI., OX. GILEAI), 
IDE 
MACHINERY 
I Beet and cheapest. 
' Send for catalogue.' 
BOOMER & B0SCHERT 
PRESS CO., 
11* W nter St reet, 
SYRACUSE. M. Y. 
SEPARATORS and POWERS 
for 1,2 and 3 horses, with governor; level 
or even tread. Catalogue free. 
Sweep Powers, Corn Shelters, Feed Mills, Steel Rollers, 
Rakes, Cultivators, Saws, F.ngines—3 to 25 H. P., mounted or 
stationary* The MesBlngcr Miff. Co., Tutniuy, l*»‘ 
RUYJLROSS 
Ww and you have the most durable/rr-nt^ 
and the most efficient 
Dry Fodder PIITTCD 
and Ensilagell U I I Ell 
on the market. Equipped with shred¬ 
der head at a small additional cost. 
Great variety of sires, cutting from 
X in. up. Deliver feed anywhere at 
any angle. Write for Catalogue No. BO 
The E. W. Ross Co., Springfield,0. 
CRE OF CORN 
l and its possibililies under the Silage 
1 system—being the theme of 
"A BOOK ON SILAGE” 
By Prof. F. W. WOLL, 
J of the University of Wisconsin, neatly bound Into a volume 
I of 195 pages and now being sent out by the Silver Mfq. Co. 
• Salem O. is unquestionably the best book yet introduced on , 
( the subject. It includes: 
I—Silage Crops. II—Silos. 
Ill — Silage. IV- Feeding of Silage. 
V—Comparison of SilaReand other Feeds. 
• VI—The Silo in Modern Agriculture, 
I and many valuable tables and compounded ration* 
j for feeding stock. They are going rsptdly. 
Toavoid disinterested inquiret.’uc 
Price is 10c. coin or stamps.. 
SILVER MFC. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. , 
I 
Designed expressly for Farmers, Thrashers, Well- 
Drillers. Simple, Strong, Durable—Absolutely Safe. 
Mention this paper. Manufactured by The Bing¬ 
hamton Gas Engine Co., Binghamton, N. Y 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 12, 1900. 
FARM TOPICS. 
What Crops for Soiling-?.333 
Summer Feeding.333 
Cooperative Farmers’ Selling Organiza¬ 
tions .334 
Dumping Manure in Small Piles.334 
Maggots and Smut in Onions.334 
Potato Growing in Bermuda.334 
A Cheap and Handy Shed.335 
The Use of Lime.330 
Grass Seeding Without Plowing.330 
How to Grow Mangels.330 
A Deposit of Bat Guano.337 
Hope Farm Notes .339 
Notes from Kansas.339 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Process Butter .337 
Milk War at Syracuse, N. Y.341 
Oleo in Pennsylvania.345 
The Sheep-Shearing Machine.340 
Northern or Southern Eggs.340 
Some Profitable Geese.340 
Cow Gives Bloodv Milk.347 
Young Horse “Down in the Hip’’.347 
Cows Made Sick by Drinking Filthy 
Water .347 
Ringworm or Warts on Cattle.347 
Scours in Calves.347 
The Bull on a Wire.347 
HORTICULTURE. 
Killing Weeds With Chemicals.335 
Business at the Suburban Nursery.335 
Rust on Bush Fruits.330 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.33S 
A Veteran Horticulturist.338 
Fruit and Nursery Trade.345 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.342 
Some California Cooking.342 
Answering Letters .342 
Miss Rutherford’s Wash.343 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Wholesale War on Insects.335 
Crude Oil and Harness.335 
Value of Steel Roofing.336 
A Stone Whip.337 
Another Fish Story.337 
Editorials .340 
Events of the Week.341 
A Farm Home in Cuba.341 
Markets .344 
Business Bits .344 
Publisher’s Desk .345 
Market Briefs .345 
Congressmen Need Attention.345 
Humorous .348 
