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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER; 
September 1, 1900 
Humorous. 
A man of great avoirdupois 
In Summer has little of Join, 
For with his vast weight 
fte's hot early and leight; 
Which condition his fun will destrois! 
—Puck. 
Student: “The hairs of our heads, 
even, are all numbered.” Baldhead - 
“Well, then, I’d like to secure a few 
back numbers.”—The Smart Set. 
“Enjoyed your party, Bobby?” “Yes, 
Ma.” “Well, what little girls did you 
dance with?” “Oh, I didn’t dance; 1 had 
three lights downstairs with Willie 
Richardson, and I licked him every 
time.”—Judy. 
“Wiiat was the trouble at that house 
where the complaint came from yester¬ 
day? ’ asked the superintendent of the 
gas company. “Nothing much,” replied 
the inspector. “I found a centipede in 
one of the pipes.” “Ah! an extra hun¬ 
dred feet. See that they’re charged for 
that.”—Philadelphia Press. 
“There’s no use o’ tryin’ to explain 
it,” said Farmer Corntossel. “Tryin’ to 
explain what?” inquired his wife. “The 
way boys ’ll spend the whole day 
climbin’ trees to rob birds’ nests an’ go 
to sleep before happast 10 in the mornin’ 
’ef you send ’em out to collect a few 
hens’ eggs.”—Washington Star. 
A Little East End girl who had hash 
for breakfast the other morning looked 
Gold Medal 
AWARDED THE 
IMPROVED U. S. 
CREAM 
SEPARATORS 
AT THE 
Paris International Exposition of 1900. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., 
BELLOWS FALLS, VT. 
at the last mouthful of her share long 
and earnestly as she poised it on her 
fork. Then she passed it out of sight. 
But the mystery was still engrossed in 
her mind. “Daddy ' she said, “what was 
hash when it was alive?”—Cleveland 
Plain-Dealer. 
Politician: “My boy, the door to 
every successful business is labeled 
‘Push.’ ” Thoughtful Youth: “Isn’t your 
business a successful one, sir?” Politi¬ 
cian: “Well, yes, I flatter myself that it 
is very successful. Why do you ask 
that?” Thoughtful Youth: “Because, sir, 
I see your door is labeled ‘Pull.’ ”—De¬ 
trait Free Press. 
BEST 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLES A I.E PRICES, Oell'^d FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors and SA \ E Dea,e ™ 
irofits. In use 5 8 yearn. Officially Endorsed by the 
lirange. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. 1NGERSOLL, 5440 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
8 
COOK BOOK FREE 
Containing 325 Pages, Over 2500 
Recipes, Round In Cloth. 
TO ALL PUHCHASKK8. Agents make 25 Per 
Cent Commission selling our goods. 
SEND FOK NEW TERMS. 
THE GREAT AM ERIC AH TEA CO , 
P. O. Box 290, Dept. R. 31-33 Vesey St., New York. 
IMPROVED PERFECT 
WASHER 
75 to 100 pieces an hour. No washboard; no back¬ 
ache. Write befo e buying for circulars and testi¬ 
monials. Hundreds in use; last 10 to 15 years. 
W. L. CHESTER, Mfr., CAMDEN, N. J. 
| IT SOWS JUST: 
Get the grain drill that wins in competition 
with all others, the only one that sows fertil¬ 
izer surely all the time, even when it s in bad 
condition, lumpy and full of trash. Get the 
IMPROVED LOW DOWN PENNSYLVANIA 
Force Feed Fertilizer Grain Drill 
Made with Hoes or Discs 
Cannot clog and will not bunch. Force feed in fact as 
well as in name. Simplest, most accurate and lightest 
running. Drill sows all kinds of grain, corn and peas 
with absolute regularity. Our new corn plainer attach¬ 
ment furnished if desired without extra cost. 
Send for complete illustrated catalogue 
of farm Implements and machinery. 
A. B. FAKQUHAR CO., Ltd., York, Pa. 
: 
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I YSTONE 
RN HUSKER 
—AND— 
FODDER SHREDDER 
The first successful Husker built. 
The most efficient Shredder. 
This machine will add 20 per cent 
to the acreage of your farm, for it 
converts the entire corn plant into a sale¬ 
able product. 
It husks the ears, delivering them into 
crib or wagon, while it shreds stalks, 
leaves, etc., Into a fine soft fodder, readily 
eaten by all kinds of stock. Every raa-_ 
chine equipped with our famous DOU¬ 
BLE SPIRAL SHREDDER HEAD. 
1900 models show important now 
features. Sizes suitable for 
any purpose. 
We make the largest and 
finest line of these ma¬ 
chines in the world. 
Write for catalogue. 
KEYSTONE MFC. CO, 
24 River St. 
Sterling, III. 
IMPERIAL ^PULVERIZER, CLOD 
SEND FOR 
CIRCULARS. 
The Peterson Mfg. Go. 
CRUSHER & 
ROLLER. 
Leads Them 
All. 
KENT, 
j OHIO. 
AlfIDCC DfllAfEDC thrashers 
nunot rUWElfdy and cleaners 
WOOD 8AWS. 
One* two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level PIITTFR^ 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage U UI I LllO 
ELLIS KEYSTONEA6R’LWORKS,Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Wlllet, N. V 
Machines for Threshing and Cleaning Grain. 
Also machines for SAWING WOOD, 
with circular and cross-cut drag saws. 
Acknowledged Tl»« DECT regarding easy 
by all to be I "B BCO I draft,durabil¬ 
ity and quantity of work. 60 page pamphlet free. 
A. W. CRAY’S SONS, p *,:,'i“ d 
P. O. Box 80 Middletown Springs, Vt. 
BOWSHER 
(Sold with or without Elevator.) 
For Every Variety of Work. 
Have conical shaped grinders, 
from al 1 oth ers. Hand icst to operate and 
LIGHTEST RUNNING. 
Have them In 7 sizes—2to 25 horse 
power. One style for windwheel use. 
(Also nutke Sweep Feed Grinders.) 
I*. H0WS11EU CO., South Bend, lnd. 
GOOD WHEELS 
MAKE A GOOD WACON. 
Unless a wagon has good wheels It la 
useless, ri rnThin STEEL 
THE tLtlltnlU WHEELS 
are good wheals and they make a wagon 
last Indefinitely. They are made high or 
low, any width of tire, to fit any skein. 
They enn’t get loose, rot or break 
down. They lustulwaya-Catalogfree. 
Electric Wheel Co.. Box *8 Quincy. Ills. 
HAUL YOUR CORNSTALKS 
on our Low Down, 
Broad Tire, Wide Plat¬ 
form Hand y Wagon 
with wheels that turn 
under the load. It is 
easy draft, easy to load, 
never breaks down or 
upsets. Best, handiest, 
strongest wagon for all 
farm purposes. The only low down 
wagon adopted by U 8. Government for 
hauling war supplies. We want one live farmer 
as our agent in every county. Write for terms 
and descriptive circulars, free. 
FARMERS HANDY WAGON CO.. Saginaw. Mich. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
Machines 
70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
9 w wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
heels or on sills. With engines or horse powers, 
g, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
,te them easily. Send for catalog. 
W ILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
THERE IS WATER IN THE 
ARID REGIONS. 
You can pet it if you go deepi 
enough with the 
STAR 
DRILLING 
/I « MACHINE. 
/ I It is a quick worker,, 
/ do springs to slack or ( 
/ break, strongly built,< 
'-f V either steam or horse i 
| power. Made in ten sizes. We also have a, 
i full line of supplies. Send for free catalogue. 
Star Drilling Machine Co., Akron, Ohio. J 
Might Just as Well 
M. _S__— r.. T nof fnw VQUra nlwRVB T 
have a mill that will grind table 
corn meal, wheat, buckwheat & rye 
for family uses besides all kinds 
of feed, as one that only grinds 
feed. Our buhr stone mills area 
reat convenience on the farm. Last for years, always ready, and easy to take care of. A 
uhr tone mill is by far the best that money and brains can produce. It l * a machineof 
enuine value and one to be proud of. Every mill warranted and sent on trial. I actor} 
rices. Send for Book on Mills. Established 1851. _ .... 
0RDYKE & MARMON CO. Flour Mill Builders, 270 Day Street, Indianapolis, lnd. 
THE MIETZ & WEISS 
Kerosene 
ENGINE8 
Cheapest and Safest 
Power known. For 
Pumping water, grinding 
corn, separating cream, 
sawing wood .and all power 
purposes. Send for Catalog 
A. MIETZ, 
128 Mott Street. New York 
CHARTER GASOLINE ENGINE 
Any Place 
By Any One 
For Any Purposv 
Stationarie*, Portable!* 
Engine* and Putnp*. 
State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling ll> 
Resigned expressly for Fanners, Thrashers. Well- 
Drillers. Simple, Strong. Durable—Absolutely Safe. 
Mention this paper. Manufactured by The Bing¬ 
hamton Gas Engine Co., Binghamton. N. Y 
The Best Power 
’or all purposes la anU prlglit or Horizontal combined 
Engine and Holler such as we show here. » a 
t is of special value in cutting and grind 
ng feed, shelling corn, 
'.hrcshlng, pumping water, 
separating cream* lift wing / 
Tood, Ac., Ac. 
Leffel 
Engines 
represent unusual merit In do- 
dgn, material and construction. Quick steamers, 
Economical of fuel and safe. We make them from 
3 Horse Power UP. Prices very low quality con¬ 
sidered. Special Engine Book mailed free. Address, 
JAMES LEFFEL A CO., 
ENSILAGE 
Can be cut without delay, annoyance, 
and with little expense, by using our 
Vertical Casoline Engines. They 
are compact, reliable, durable and 
perfectly safe. We are offering 
special inducements on our i'A H. P. 
Ask for special price on this size. 
R. N. D1RIGO ENGINE WORKS, 
Portland, Me. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Sept. 1, 1900. 
FARM TOP- -S.. 
A Soy Bean Harvester.590 
How to Cure Corn Fodder.591 
Curing; Corn for the Silo.592 
Lime In Bordeaux Mixture.592 
Mixing' Ashes, Bone and Nitrate.592 
More About Sweet Clover.592 
How to Cure Onions.593 
Hope Farm Notes .594 
The Culture of a Field of Corn.597 
Prospects for Potatoes .601 
Rotation With Beans .601 
Wood Ashes on Cabbage.601 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Spring Balance in the Dairy.591 
Chickens and Strawberry Beetles...593 
Cream Testing from a Weighed Sample..602, , 
The Milk Situation .602' 
Notes on Milk Business .602 
The Moulting Hen . 603 
Pood for the Cows.-.603 
Fence Wire for a Silo .603 
The Bull on the Tread Power.603 
HORTICULTURE. 
Business on an Ohio Fruit Farm.... 
Planting a Fruit Orchard. Part I. 
Glass Houses for Farmers. 
Growing the Prince Albert Currant 
Discouraged Apple Trees . 
Trouble With Mulberry Trees . 
Grubs Attacking Strawberries . 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 
A Kansas Apple Grower. 
Evolution in Sunflowers . 
The Cumberland Raspberry. 
Picquet and Sal way Peaches. 
Berries Out of the Dust, Part I. 
Rough Rider Strawberry . 
589, 590 
.590 
.591 
.591 
.591 
.593 
.593 
.... 594 
.594 
.594 
.594 
.594 
.597 
.601 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Summer Tablecloth . 
A Matter of Sight. 
Our Umbrellas . 
A Barberry Experiment . 
A Rainbow Shawl . 
Riding a Hobby . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
General Law Concerning Fences. 
Weight of a Wagon Tire. 
Directed Efforts . 
Scraps . 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week . 
Markets . 
Business Bits ... 
Society of American Florists. 
Market Briefs . 
Humorous . 
598 
598 
598 
598 
599 
.599 
.599 
.690 
.592 
.593 
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.590 
.697 
.600 
.600 
.601 
.601 
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