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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 20, 190 0 
Humorous. 
May: “Algy and Pamela had a falling 
out last night.” Clarence: “What was 
the causeV May: “A hammock.”— 
Harlem Life. 
First Citizen: “What will be the 
political complexion of the next legisla¬ 
ture?” Second Citizen: “Can’t say; but 
I’ll guarantee that it won’t blush.”— 
Puck. 
"Talk ortn’t to be relied on too 
much,” said Uncle Eben. “ ’Tain’ ne¬ 
cessarily de man dat made de mos’ New 
Year’s resolutions dat’s goin’ ahead liv¬ 
in’ de mos’ orderly an’ ’spectable.”— 
Washington Star. 
Biggs: “What do you call your 
twins?' Diggs: “Henrietta.” Biggs: 
TANK 
WATER 
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ML SIZES 
KIMDS 
EVERYTHING FOR THE FARMER 
L AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES. 
You are not Retting the most for your 
money, unless you know about the bargains 
in farm implements, vehicles, harness, etc., 
_ _ _ __ in our new catalog. It is bigger and better 
than ever and will surprise you with its money-saving prices on goods of high quality. Send for it. lt'sfree. 
CASH SUPPLY AND MFC. CO., Dept. G, KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
PI APIf 14 A WIf CORN SHELLER 
DLHl/A nH W IV Best Hand Sheller 
made. Honest, Original, Durable, 14 years record. 
Capacity, 8 to 14 bus. per hour. Instantly clamped to 
box. Always ready. Shells easily and perfectly 
clean. Will last a lifetime. Send $2.25 for genuine 
• Black Hawk,” all charges prepaid. Beware of imi¬ 
tations which are always frauds Get Original and 
ni s u m Mf / GRINDING MIDI. 
DLAV/A ri Vw IV For Hand Use. Will 
grind Corn, Wheat. Rye, etc., for table, or coarser for 
Chickens, Pigs.Calves, etc.Simple, Durable, Efficient. 
Send 8*2.00 for Grinding Mill, delivered to your de¬ 
pot. AGENTS WANTED. Write for circulars. 
Best ana you will be satisfied. Address A. H. PATCH, Inventor and Sole Maker, Clarksville, Tenn 
New Feed Mill. 
Special Introductory Price. 
SUNDRIES MFG-. CO., South Bend, Ind 
THE CLIPPER MILLS 
are guaranteed to be the best 
Grain and Seed Cleaners made. 
We uso them in our warehouse 
(power sizes) for recleaning 
Clover. Timothy Seed, Wheat, 
Dwarf Essex Hape.ViciaVillosa 
and other Farm Seeds. Write 
for Ml.l Circular: also Field Seed Price List Free. 
The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., 
115-117 St. Clair St., Toledo, Ohio. 
m||| | Q FOR GRINDING 
III ILLO Feed or Meal, 
or anything you have to grind. Before 
purchasing a mill for any purpose, 
write us for descriptive cata¬ 
log. We can give you valuable 
points on anything you wish 
to mill. Full line of Flour 
Mill Machinery, French 
Burr and Attrition Mills, 
Corn Shellers. etc. 
SPROUT, WALDRON & CO., Box 18, Muncy, Pa. 
“But that’s only one name.” Diggs: 
“Yes, but we divided it between them. 
We call the boy Henri and the girl Etta. 
See?”—Chicago Daily News. 
“The difference between the cow and 
the milkman,” said the gentleman with 
a rare memory for jests, “is, that the 
cow gives pure milk.” “There is an¬ 
other difference,” retorted the milkman. 
“The cow doesn’t give credit.”—Indian¬ 
apolis Press. 
“When,” shouted the orator, “when 
will come tnat blessed day when every 
man shall get all he earns?” “It’ll come 
along about the time, fiercely back an¬ 
swered the man in the crowd, who was 
there for that purpose, “when every man 
earns all he gets.”—Answers. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLES AIL 15 PRICES, Mfvmi 
Por Boases, Barns, Roots, all colors, sad SA VE Dealers 
profits. In ase 5 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
Orange. Low prices will surprise yon. write for Samples. 
0. W. INOERSOLL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
COOK BOOK FREE 
Containing: 325 Pages, Over 2500 
Recipes, Hound iu Cloth. 
TO ALL PURCHASERS. Agents make 25 Per 
Cent Commission selling our goods. 
SEND FOR NEW TERMS. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO , 
P. O. Box 290, Dept. R. 31 38 Vesey St., New York. 
Cider Machinery.- Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co.. 118 West Water St., Syracuse,N.Y. 
We carry a complete stock of all kinds < 
RUBBER and LEATHER BELTING. Webuyou 
goods at Sheriffs’ and Receivers’ Sales. Write fc 
FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE No, 57 o 
Hardware, Pipe, Roofing:, Plumbing Materia 
Wire, Rope Dry Goods, Clothing, etc., etc 
VUR PRICES are ONE-HALF of OTHER 
Chicago House Wrecking Co. w, cmcAG°o Sts 
The New 
SMALLEY 
B Cutter 
SUCCESS is assured if you use 
New Smalley Cutters with seini 
circle carriers for cutting and 
elevating ensilage. They have 
automatic self feed, also 
Corn Shredding and Corn Husking 
attachments when desired. 
Mounted on 4 wheel trucks for 
easy moving A strictly “ up-to- 
date” machine. 1900 booklets 
■nailed free. “ ranker Silo 
Sense ” and Farming on Husi7iess 
Principles." Ask for special in¬ 
troduction prices on Smal¬ 
ley and “Battle Creek” 
Wood Saws, Grinding Mills, 
Ear Corn Crushers; also 
Sweep Tread and Steam 
Powers, stating goods you wish 
to purchase and naming paper in 
which you saw this advertise¬ 
ment. 
makes 
the 
Silo 
pay 
Six 
Sizes: 
Nos, 12. 14. 
16, 18. 20, 
and 26. 
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UflDCE DftUfCDC thrashers 
nillfoE run Elf0| ura cleaners 
On* h two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level pilTTCpo 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage UU I I LOO 
ELLIS KEYSTONE AGR’L WORKS, Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Wlllet, N. Y 
Send for 
Catalogue. 
HEEBNERS 
Patent 
Level Tread 
with 8peed Regulator 
-For 1.2 A 3horses.' 
ENSILAGE AND DRY FODDER CUTTER 
with Crus her. A Iso Threshers and Cleaners, Feed Mills, 
Corn Shellers, Drag and Circular Saw Machines, etc. 
HEE3NER A SONS, Lansdale, Pa., U.S. A. 
CHEAPER WELLS. 
Drilled wells are cheaper and far superio: 
to dug wells. They do not go dry; they con 
tain pure water. 
THE CTAD DRILLINC 
O I rtf\ MACHINE 
f is far superior to any other. It 1: 
j stronger, quicker, easier to operate 
_ ... _ _Esenrt for ourcatalogue. It’s Free, 
STAR DRILLING MACHINE CO. Akron, Ohio. 
For Pumping or Driving 
Cream Separa¬ 
tors or other 
machines re¬ 
quiring light 
power but ab¬ 
solutely steady 
motion, 
BUY A 
“SUCCESS” t°rea e d h p°o r w s e e r. 
II has a governor which regulates the walk of the horses to a nlca* 
ty and delivers an absolutely steady and even motion to the ma- 
chine driven. With our Back Geared Pump Jack it makes a splen¬ 
did pumping outfit. If you want a tread power for any purpose, 
buy a ‘•Suc*ceM8, ,, l, 2 or 3-horse. They will deliver more power 
than any other because they run light, are roomy and strong enough 
for largest horses, etc. More about them in our large illustrated 
catalogue, and about our sweep powers, gasoline engines,windmllls, 
fodder and ensilage cutters,wood saws.husksrs^teel tanks,etc* JTree 
APPLETON MPQ. CO* V FARGO ST-, BATAVIA. ILL 
DEDERICK’S HAY PRESSES 
bale nearly all the hay baled in 
world.Send for free illustrated 
Address P. K. DEDERICK’S 
„ ^ s 4B Tivoli Street, 
Rujdd, Albany, N. Y. 
Strong, MAsSSm The Pioneer-It still 
leads all others. 
WATCH CHARM 
will receive a nice watch charm by sending 4c. t tamps 
to JOHNSON & FIELD M’F’G. CO., Racine, Wis. 
DRILLING 
Machines 
Over 70 sites and 6tyles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soli or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanio can 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. V. 
OEM ^kBaler 
__ Warranted the lightest, strong 
est cheapest A fastest Full Circle Baler in the 
market. Made of wrought steel. Osn be operated 
with one or two horses. Will bale 10 to 15 tons of hay 
a day. Write for description and prices. 
OEORCE ERTEL CO., QUINCY, ILL. 
WALTHAM WATCHES 
Over twenty-five years ago the 
American Waltham Watch Company 
stated that “350,000 Waltham 
Watches are speaT^g for themselves 
in the pockets o^.^ie people.” 
To-day EIGH'i MILLION 
Waltham WatJ s are in 
use througho/ the civilized world. 
** The Perfected American Watch ", an illustrated book 
of interesting information about watches , will be sent 
free upon request . 
American Waltham Watch Company , 
Waltham , Mass. 
VICTORY FEED MILL 
Oldest and Best Grinding 31111 Blade 
Will crush and grind corn 
and cob and all kinds of 
grain, mixed or separate. 
Grinds faster, finer and with 
less power than other mills. 
Are builtstrong.wellmadeof 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt¬ 
ed for wind and tread power. 
Made in four sizes for 1, 4, 8 
and 10 H. P. Free Catalogue. 
Til OS. ROBERTS, 
Box 92, Springfield, O. 
Don’t Waste 
corn ami other grain by 
feeding It whole. 4uper 
ee t more value may be 
recovered from the grain 
If it is properly ground. 
BUCKEYE 
reed Mills Sc Power 
COMBINED crush and 
grind corn and cob and all 
other grains perfectly and 
supply power for other pur¬ 
poses at the same time. 
Send for free cutalog S. 
8 TAVKU CARRIAGE CO., 
.fit It and Wallace Sts.Chicago. 
ONLY 
THE 
mu 
MADE. 
Why pay a high price for a complicated grinding 
mill, when you can get the strongest, most durable, 
lightest draft,—the 
New Holland fM 
for only l$19T We guarantee it in every respect. 
Especially adapted for wind mill or other light 
power, up to (i horse. Send for catalogue showing 
its saving of power. 
NEW HOLLAND MACHINE WORKS, 
Boxf5, New Holland, Pa. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 20, 1900. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Cutting and Crushing Stalks.702 
Raising Sugar Beets in Nebraska.702 
Cow Peas in Indiana.703 
Spent Tan for Manure.704 
Oat and Pea Hay.704 
How to Kill Horse Nettle.705 
Hope Farm Notes.707 
The Potato Crop is Short.709 
Crop Notes from the Government 
Monthly Report.709 
Farm Work and Farm Boys...713 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
An Up-to Date Creamery. Part II.703 
The Heifer’s First Calf.714 
Millet Hay and Meal.714 
Dispersion Sale.714 
Old Hens.715 
Fight the Vermin.715 
Bantam Chicks are Strong.715 
How to Use Hen Manure.715 
Scraps .715 
How Some Dairymen Gamble.715 
HORTICULTURE. 
Plan for Grafting Peach Trees.704 
Hints About Planting Trees.704 
Various Fruit Questions.705 
Value of Cling Peaches.705 
The Arctic Peach.;.705 
An Aquatic Garden.70G 
The Matthews Peach.706 
Burbank’s America Plum.706 
The Hudson Plum.706 
Dissolving Copper Sulphate.707 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.710 
A Fancy Waist.7U» 
The Affairs of Lyddy. Part II.711 
Catering for Fifty.711 
Holes in the Bread.711 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Making White Roads in Indiana.701, 702 
Trials of Business Men.703 
Heating Power of Coal and Wood.704 
A Long Lake.705 
Editorials .708 
Events of the Week.709 
Markets .712 
Business Bits.713 
i Market Briefs.713 
Humorous .716 
