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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 16, 1900 
Does perfect work in either wet or dry ground, or among green vines. It will not 
clog, no matter what the condition of the soil. It digs every row straight ahead, 
and leaves the ground practically level It is lighter in weight and in draught than any 
other digger that will do anywhere near as good work. It is strong, durable, simple in 
construction—has no chains to break, no cogs to fill 
up with soil and vines, no gear to wear out. Costs 
next to nothing for repairs. 
The WONDER DIGGER is guaranteed to give absolute 
satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with it after a fair 
trial, return it and get your money back. 
To introduce the Wonder Digger in every township, we will give the first; 
purchaser from each township a special price. A township agency is worth 
$100 in cash to any live, pushing man. Write for agency to-day. 
As to our responsibility, we refer to the City Rank of York, or to the editor of Rural New-Yorker. 
THE YORK DIGGER CO., YORK, PA. ff 
the “WONDER” 
POTATO DIGGER 
Humorous. 
Dolly: ‘‘What makes you dress all in 
black, Auniy?” Aunty: “Out of respect 
for my dead husband, dear.” Dolly 
(earnestly): “Was he a colored gentle¬ 
man?”—Judge. 
“There is a suit, my friend,” said the 
dealer, “that will wear like iron.” “I 
guess that fel'ler was no liar,” said the 
victim, two weeks later. “The suit is 
rusty already.”—Indianapolis Press. 
“And what does the story of the prod¬ 
igal son teach us?” asked the teacher. 
“It teaches us how to get the fatted 
calf,” Was the prompt reply of the bad 
boy at the foot of the class— Chicago 
Post. 
“Why, Johnny, how much you look 
like your father!” remarked a visitor to 
a small four-year-old. “Yes’m,” an¬ 
swered Johnny, with an air of resigna¬ 
tion, “that’s what everybody says, but I 
can't help it.”—Trained Motherhood. 
“Did you see Dm..ley’s latest photo?” 
“You mean the one in which he looks 
cross-eyed?” “Yes; how on earth did it 
happen?” “Well, the photographer Was 
cross-eyed, you see, and just as he made 
the exposure he turned to Dumley and 
said: ‘Look this way, please.’ ’’—Phila¬ 
delphia Record. 
City Resident: “Well, Uncle Reuben, 
you people have one thing to be thank¬ 
ful for—the death rate is much smaller 
in the country than in town.”—Uncle 
Reuben: “Yaas; folKS who have to keep 
a farm a-goin’ don’t git time t’ die—In¬ 
dianapolis Journal. 
“As I reached home last night I saw 
our cow running off down the road.’ 
“Well?” “I chased her a mile and a 
half in a pouring rain.” “Catch her?” 
“Yes; but when I got the old thing hack 
to our yard I found out she wasn’t our 
cow.”—Indianapolis Journal. 
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MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, nil colors, sod SAVE Ueaiera 
nroflts In use 5 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
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make 
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by getting orders for ourTeas, Coffees, 
Extracts, Spices and Baking 
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Checks. Freight paid. 
New terms free. 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
31-33 Vesey St., New York. P.O. Box 290. 
BUCKEYE FERTILIZER HOE DRILL. 
STEEL FRAME. 
The Buckeye Combined Crain 
and Fertilizer Hoe Drill, 
as shown in the illustration, is w’ithout doubt the 
most perfect grain and fertilizer drill made. Has 
our Change of Speed Device, and our Double Run 
Force Feed, which sows wheat, corn, oats, peas, 
beans, beet seed, cow peas, etc., with uniform 
accuracy. Also our Glass Fertilizer Feed. The 
employment of glass in the construction of a fer¬ 
tilizer feed makes it possible to obviate the cor¬ 
roding of the mechanism and doing away with 
the annoyance commonly found in other fertilizer 
drills. This is a patented feature, and used ex. 
clusively on the BUCKEYE. Sows all kinds of fertilizer evenly and successfully. 
Send for complete drill circular. Address 
P. P. MAST & CO., No. 9 Canal Street, Springfield, Ohio, 
Or PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
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We manufacture 178 styles or vehicles and 65 styles of harness 
and sell them to you direct from our factory at wholesale 
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 profit of the 
. manufacturer. No travelingex- 
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for 27 years. N o matter where you 
live, we can reach you and save 
you money. Weshipourvehicles 
„ ... „ „ and harness anywhere for ex- 
No. 180 — pouble Buggy am j n ation and guarantee safe 
harness, with nlrki'l trimmings. arnva i. We manufacture 
Complete with collars and hitch every thing we sell, and we can 
atraps, 822. Good-a3sell»for830. ft8sure you G f good quail* - -- 
and steel, good paint and a^nrnisn, goodfiiibrinj 00 Q^p'pj’^ I Q^ 
No. 717—Canopy-Top Surrey, with double fen-J 
ders. Price, complete, with curtains all around, storm f 
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as good as sells for $4 0 more. _ 
uaiity from beginning to end; good wood work, good iron j 
fine style and the lamest .election In the land. Large illus- I 
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GALVANIZED STEEL 
WIND MILL 
"SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW 
SAMSON 
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and as itsnameindicates.isthestrongest 
wind mill made. Tested a whole year 
under careful scrutiny. Note strong 
double gear in right hand cut. Perfect 
center line draft gives a direct lift to the 
load— no torsion, overhanging strain 
np cramping, as the load isonfour bear¬ 
ings instead of one, as in ail other mills. Bearings can bo 
replaced without removing any part of mill from tower. 
l)o not buy until you get free circulars of Samson and our 
Ideal Art Book. FREE. 
STOVER MANFG CO., 502 River St., Freeport, Ills. 
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’ Send for catalogue. 
BOOMER & B0SCHERT 
... PRESS CO.. 
lib Water Street. 
SYRACUSE, N. >\ 
low Many Apples 
does It take to make a ha ,-rel of , 
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HYDRAULIC PRESS MFQ. CO. 
18 Main St., Mt. Gilead, Ohla 
GEM ■SiBaler 
Warranted the tTOIlV lightest, strong¬ 
est cheapest A fastest Fall w i « f — Circle Baler in the 
market. Made of wrought steel. Can be operated 
with one or two horses. Will hale 10 to 15 tons of hay 
a day. Write for descript ion and prices. 
CEORCE ERTEL CO.. QUINCY. ILL. 
HORSE POWERS, 
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THRASHERS 
AND CLEANERS 
One A two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level pilTTCDO 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage UU i i liio 
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for full descrip¬ 
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D. Y HALL0CK & SONS, Box 805, York, Pu. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 16, 1900. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Destructive Green Pea Louse—413, 414 
A Talk About Late Cabbage.414 
Horse Shoe Farm Notes.415 
More About the Grass Crop.415 
Forage Crops .415 
When to Fertilize. 415 
Bread from Stones. 416 
Crimson Clover on Buckwheat.416 
The Composition of Cabbage.416 
The Rural Blush Potato.417 
Nitrate of Soda on Potatoes...417 
Sprouting Southern Potato Seed.417 
Getting Ready for Rye.417 
Facts About Maple Syrup....417 
Hope Farm Notes.419 
Thoughts from Welcome Farm.419 
An Effort to Help the C^^fe Farmer...425 
Double Doses of Fertilizer.....425 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Kansas Horses .414 
Rape for Milch Cows.417 
The Milk Situation.426 
Killing Flies on Stock.....426 
The Oleo Cat out of the Bag.426 
Milk Yield as a Basis for Feeding For¬ 
mulas .’..427 
W T ork Cattle in New England.427 
Temperature of Fowls.427 
Substitute for Buffalo Robes.427 
Jerseys from Jersey.427 
HORTICULTURE. 
Late Plowing in Orchards.416 
Season for Pruning.416 
Fruit Crops; Japan Plums.416 
Fertilizers for Strawberries.417 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.418 
Why Seedling Fruits Vary. Part 1.418 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.422 
A Bull’s Head Breakfast.422 
A Fireplace Cupboard.422 
A South Bromfield Cyrano..423 
Pioneer Experiences.421 
Cucumber Pickles.423 
With the Procession.423 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Texas Macaroni .414 
The Proposed New Post Checks.415 
Editorials . 420 
Events of the Week.421 
An Industrial Home in Cuba.421 
Markets .424 
Business Bits . 424 
Market Briefs .425 
Humorous .428 
