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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 22, 1900 
Humorous. 
There was a small boy named Hugh, 
Who carefully slipped in the shoe 
Of his pa a large tack— 
And the small boy’s back 
Was afterwards red, white and blue. 
—Detroit Free Press. 
Teacher: “Willie, where is the cap¬ 
ital of the United States?” Willie: “In 
the trusts.”—Credit Lost. 
Hollis: “What makes a man, when he 
is engaged, give the girl a diamond 
ring?” Stoughton: “The girl, I sup¬ 
pose.”—Harvard Lampoon. 
“I saw one of these new moving stair¬ 
ways in New York last week.” “That 
isn’t so much. I saw a rolling prairie in 
Kansas last year.”—Denver News. 
Little Girl: “Papa, it’s raining.” 
Papa (whose temper is somewhat ruf¬ 
fled): “Well, let it rain.” Little Girl 
(timidly): “I was going to, papa.”—Mel¬ 
bourne Leader. 
Teacher: “Now, will some bright 
little boy tell me what bird is the most 
famous in American history? The— 
the—” Sammy: “I know, teacher. The 
Plymouth Rock rooster.”—Pittsburg 
Bulletin. 
“But why,” the fair maid was asked, 
“why are you about to marry Mr. Wig¬ 
gles when Mr. Waggles loves you so de¬ 
votedly?” “Because Mr. Wiggles asked 
me to,” replied she, simply.—Pittsburg 
Chronicle-Telegraph. 
“What we want to do,” said the wor 
ried man, “is to take money out of poli¬ 
tics.” “Well,” answered Senator Sor¬ 
ghum, “I have done my best in that di 
rection. I have taken four or five hun¬ 
dred thousand dollars out of it up to the 
present time.”—Washington Star. 
COOK BOOK FREE 
Containing 325 Pages, Over 2500 
Recipes, Bound In Cloth. 
T® 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. 31-33 Vesey St., New York. 
Cooked Feed 
goes farther and gives quicker 
results than uncooked. The 
COSHEN 
Feed Cooker 
and 
Water Heater 
lias many advantages not 
found in others. Strongly 
MADE OF STEEL anti 
galvanized to prevent rust or 
corrosion. Large fire box 
burns big chunks of wood or 
I other fuel. Holds fire for 
hours. Double boiler gives 
clean hot water and cooks 
feed at same time. Cannot scorch feed. Has 
spark arrester. Fully guaranteed. Three sizes. 
Don’t buy any cooker until you investigate the Goshen. 
We make Goshen Steel Tanks and Tank Heaters. Write. 
Kelly Foundry and Machine Co., 27 Purl St., Goshen, Ind. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
Machines 
dtbt 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
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FEED COOKER 
ON TRIAL. 
We are so sure that you 
will think the Eureka Steam 
Feed Cooker is the best made 
that we will let you try itfor 
yourself. We pay the freight. Send for 
big catalogue and special price delivered at 
your station. Can’t explode. Don’t wear out. 
Saves your feed. Our catalog shows 
everything for the farm. You need it. 
CASH SUPPLY 4. MFC. CO., Boi B, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
Clark’s Root Cutter. 
Cuts all roots fast and fine. For 
fowls, cattle, sheep and swine. 
Send for circulars to 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO., 
Hlgganum, Conn. 
\*mm _ 
(Sold with or without Elevator.) 
For Every Variety of Work. 
Have conical shaped grinders. Different! 
from all others. Handiest to operate and| 
LIGHTEST RUNNING. 
Have them in 7 sires—2 to 26 horse ( 
power. One style for windwheel use. 
(Also make Sweep Feed Grinders.) 
P. Ji. B0WSHEB CO., Sooth Bend, Ind. 
YOUR GRAIN 
GRIND AT HOME 
and save the toll. You ha ve the 
horsea.we have the power and 
mill. Thousands of thei 
PEERLESS MILLS 
are now In use. They work 
FAST, FINE, EASY. 
Make family meal or feed. 
Agent* Wanted Everywhere. 
Crlculars, prices, Ac., free. 
J. A DAM, JOLIET, ILL. 
WHAT DO YOU FEED ? 
—- Ji will go farther it yon giiuv. jfi» 
You can do it much better 1th 4 
Star Feed Grinder 
than with any other mail JpM®. 
Shortest sweep. Quicker woru« It 
never chokes. Grinds w’ cle ear 
—ftdry, damp or frozen. Grinds all 
‘kinds of grain We make steam 
power mills, too. Circular* free. 
r STAR MANFG. CO. 
'18 Depot 8t.,New Lexington, O. 
CATTLEmsHOGS 
and all live stock produce better 
results if fed ground feed. The 
small pig and the dairy cow need 
it especially. The best way 
to prepare ground 
feed is with the 
Kelly Duplex 
Crlndlng Mill 
It grinds anything— ear 
com, cob, husk and all, 
cotton seed and all small 
grains, single or mixed. 
Grinds coarse.medium or 
-fl n e. Takes little power. 
Grinds fast. Strong and well mndeof best material, will 
last Indefinitely. Send for our free catalogue. 
THE 0. S. KELLY MFO. CO., Dept.M , Iowa City, Iowa. 
FACTORY 
PRICES 
are all we ask you to 
pay for our mills, and 
that only after fair 
trial on your own prem¬ 
ises to prove all our 
claims. With them you . 
can grind any grain for table use, for yourself and 
neighbors, as well as feed. Finest imported I reach 
Buhr8tone only used—the best and most durable. 
Last a life-time. Every mill warranted, bend for 
Book on Mills, Established 185L 
^ NORDYKE & NIARMON CO., 
Flour Mill Builders, 270 Day St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
"“BUCKEYE 
Triple Geared Mill 
Fills exactly the needsofthe 
feeder who wants medium 
coarse chop, and lots of It. 
It is a strong, durable mill which 
crushes and grinds corn in any condition—large eapacityand 
easy to operate. Two horses handle it with perfectease grind¬ 
ing as muen as 20 bo. perhour We make a set of fine burr for 
this mill for grinding fine feed from shelled corn and mixed 
grains. While this mill Is lu no sense cheap, it is low in price. 
Don’t buy a grinder of any kind until you send for circulars 
of this one and free catalogue 8. We fully guarantee it. 
Staver Carriage Co., 76th and Wallace Sts., Chicago. 
Why Pay 0 
More ! 
THE 
BEST 
MILL 
MADE. 
Whv pay a highprice for a complicated grinding 
mill, when you can get the strongest, most durable, 
lightest draft,—the 
New Holland Feed mIh 
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Especially adapted for wind mill or other light 
power, up to 6 horse. Send for catalogue showing 
its saving of power. 
NEW HOLLAND MACHINE WORKS, 
Box 15, N ewHoM 'd. Pa. 
TORNADO 
Frills can best be done bv grinding ] 
all the grain fed to live stock 
SCIENTIFIC ° Ml Ms 18 
both sweep and power,make feed I 
go the farthest. Crush and grind 
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other grains, separate or mixed, f 
See ad vantages in free catalog R 
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Springfield, O. 
FARQUHAR 
VARIABLE FRICTION FEED 
SAW MILL 
AND 
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Rapid, accurate,strong and 
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Strong and safe. No Far* 
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Un¬ 
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for Ensl- 
lage or 
Dry Fod¬ 
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Cuts Hay and Straw without change in attachments, 
saving cost of extra cutting head. Sample of 
its work and catalogue furnished free. Traveling 
Feed Tables, with larger sizes when wanted. 
W. R. HARRISON & CO., Massillon, O. 
ICE PLOWS *1CJE 5 T°OOUs! ° 
Write for discounts H. PRAY, No. Clove, N. Y. 
DO YOU CUT ICE? 
Use the“ICE KING” PLOW. 
SIND FOR EDITION IS CATALOGUE AS pages. 'HOW TO HARVEST 
ICE," 16pp. FREE to those who mention this paper. 
Wm.T.Wood & Co., Arlington, mass 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
USED 
Any Place 
By Any One 
For Any Purpose 
Stationaries, Portables, Engines 
and Pumps, Holsters 
^— State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
|nc 
CUTTING 
Mad* 
In thr** 
•Uh. 
is an tu, mutter with our 
Patent Double Row Ice 
Plow. Cuts faster, easier 
and with less expense than 
anv plow made; and will cut any site 
cake ami depth Will pay for itself in less than 
two days and at our price any one can afford to own his own ice 
S low. Liberal discnnntto first user in a locality. Ask forcatalog. 
ohn Borsch A-Son*, Wells St. Milwaukee, W la. 
the wiietz & weiss | Don’t Cut 
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Cheapest and Safest 
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Any Ice 
GASOLINE ENGINES. 
Our Specialty: Small Engines, 
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efficiency guaranteed. Write 
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Bates & Edmonds MotorCo., 
Box 3133, Lansing, Mich. 
Patent Pending. 
Designed expressly for Farmers, Thrashers, Well- 
Drillers. Simple. Strong, Durable—Absolutely Safe 
Mention this paper. Manufactured by the Bing¬ 
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POWER ECONOMY 
consist, first of all in having an engine of sufficient • « 
site to develop power cheaply, and 
Urge reserve force so as to run any 
machine easly and without drag. 
Leffel Engines 
excel in these things as well _ 
others. Quick, easy steamers, re¬ 
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easy to operate. Ideal for farm use, 
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Unenualed for sawing wood, cut^ w ■ 
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others we bought the World s 
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I Chicago Post Office, and other 
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binding guarantees. Boilers 
from *25up; Engines from *35 
ps from *15 up, 
etc. We carry 
plies, such as 
HANGERS. 
hangers, Jolleys; ikon 
W A HE.’v ALVES A FITTINGS, 
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Constantly buying entire stocks 
at Sheriffs’ and Receivers sales. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., 
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cma! I FY Pric/ Reduced for 1901 . 
&mr\LfUSL, X Cata]ogues / ^ -dy. Mai** 
,rs and Root Cutters. 
Catalogues 
paper. Ensilage and Fodder Cutters, / 
chines, Farm Horse Powers, Corn S ^ g- —^ ^ Rand(>lph and So . Canal Sts., Chicago, 111. 
SMALLEY MFG. CO., Sole Makers, Manitowoc, Wis.; 
until after you have written for circular and price of 
the Brn” ley Ice Plow. Cuts two grooves at a time. 
Adjustable for any sized cake. Runs easily. Will do 
more work tton a any *50 plow made, fend for ofeu- 
K > 2r rlMM “nnsS KkO*HEB8. ' 
Nos. 90 & 92 Front St., Worcester, Mass. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 22, 1900. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Dry Side of Corn Fodder. Part IV..845 
The Manure Supply in Winter.84fi 
“Nearby” Farms . ™ 
A Sidehill Meadow.^ 
Cow Peas and Crimson Clover. 84 ^ 
Experience with Swamp Muck. 84 ^ 
Seeding Land with or Without Grain....84 1 
Muck for Fertilizer. 847 
Corn Smut and Cattle. 848 
What Chemical with Stable Manure?.84S 
Sweet Potato Sprouts. 85n 
Hope Farm Notes. 851 
Hand Hay Presses.*** 
Handling Forest Leaves. 8o1 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Bits of Dairy Eloquence. 84 J> 
New York State Dairymen Meet.853 
Horse with Irritable Eruption.858 
Abortion in Cows.-.^ 8 
Brain Disorder in Horse; Fistula.85S 
Chronic Indigestion in a Colt.85S 
Cow Off Feed. 808 
Good and Bad Sheep. 858 
Brewers’ Grains for Poultry.859 
“Fresh” Eggs . 
The “Kick” in the Incubator Egg.859 
Bulls and Mixed Farming.859 
HORTICULTURE. 
Cover Crops in the Apple Orchard....845, 846 
Making a Cranberry Bog.847 
Chemicals for an Orchard. 84S 
The Volga Poplar. 848 
“Damping Off” of Lettuce. 848 
Plain Talks on Plain Topics. 849 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.850 
Japan Golden Russet Pears .850 
Pears in Idaho . 
Peaches on Rich Ground. 850 
Prunings .^ 
Fall Planting . 
New York Orchards .™ 
Ohio State Horticultural Society .857 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns . °“ 4 
Too Busy for Kindness. 854 
The Catnip Garden. Part 1. 855 
Help on the Farm. 855 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Wonderful and Interesting Insect.816 
Charcoal Burning as a Business.848 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets .^ 
Business Bits .g— 
Market Briefs .. 
Humorous . 
