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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 25, 1902 
HUMOROUS 
The ape he soliloquized up in a tree, 
“The funniest thing in this world,” said he, 
“Is that man claims that he 
Has improved upon me 
When he uses a ladder to climb a tree.” 
—Washington Times. 
Little Clarence (who has an inquir¬ 
ing mind): “Pa, what is a ‘wise old 
saw?’” (Mr. Callipers: “One that has 
cut its wisdom teeth, my son!’ Puck. 
“And you declined to marry her sim¬ 
ply on account of her birth. What was 
the matter with it?” “Oh, nothing; 
only it happened too long ago.”—Balti¬ 
more World. 
First Little Girl: “The doctor 
brought us twins yesterday!” Second 
Little Girl: “That’s where you made a 
mistake. You should have had a home¬ 
opath!”—Life. 
Tenderfoot (on Texas ranch): “I 
should think it would be a lot of trou¬ 
ble for a man to pick out his own cattle 
from among so many.” Cowboy: “Oh, 
that’s an easy matter. The trouble be¬ 
gins when he picks out some other 
man’s cattle. See?”—Chicago 'News. 
“This dollar,” began the cashier of 
the restaurant, as he scrutinized the 
coin. “Is bad, eh?” interrupted the 
sour-looking patron. “Well, it doesn't 
look very good.” “That so? Just bite 
it, and if it’s anything like the dinner 
I had it’ll taste even worse than it 
looks.”—Catholic Standard and Times. 
Aunt Maria (at concert): “Josiah, 
what’s the next thing to be done?” 
Uncle Josiah: “They’re going to sing 
‘For a Thousand Years.’ ” Aunt Maria: 
“For goodness’ sake, Josiah, telegraph 
the children what's keeping us!”—Tit- 
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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Jan. 25, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Class in Farm Practice.49, 
What Fertilizer to Lise?. 
Rocky Hay Bales. 
Hope Farm Notes... 
The Grange and Chinese Exclusion. 
The Share of the Miller. 
Market Prospects for Beans. 
Prices for Canning Tomatoes. 
50 
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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Mr. Mapes and His Hens. 50 
Experience with Corn Fodder. 51 
Experience with Wheat Bran. 51 
Tail Not Over the Reins. 61 
Soy Beans for Hogs. 52 
Dairy and Farm Notes— . 62 
Keep Off the Horns.:.62 
Polled Hereford Cattle. 63 
A Rhode Island Hen Feeder. 63 
HORTICULTURE. 
Distribution of the Peach “Yellows”.49 
Pruning Overgrown Burbank Plums.50 
Clover Mulch for Apple Orchard. 51 
List of Pears for Maine. 52 
Grafting Grapes; Transplanted Chestnuts. 52 
Sprays for Green Aphis.52 
Treatment for a Dakota Orchard. 52 
The New York State Fruit Growers’ As¬ 
sociation . 53 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 54 
Fruit Questions from Vermont. 55 
The Cost of Marketing Fruit. 57 
New Jersey State Horticultural Society 
Meets. Part II. 61 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 58 
The Rural Patterns. 58 
A Trek to the South. Part V. 59 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Power of a Gasoline Engine 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
Humorous . 
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