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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 26, 1902 
HUMOROUS 
The early bird woke in the gray of the 
dawn 
And hustled him out of the nest; 
His feathers were ruffled, his eyes were 
half shut. 
He hadn’t had near enough rest. 
And “It’s pretty hard lines,” anyone who’d 
been up 
Might have possibly heard him affirm, 
“When everyone else can be catching a 
nap 
I have to be catching that worm!” 
—Century Magazine. 
Sue: “What did they give you at the 
Temperance Club dinner?” He: “Water 
courses.”—Harvard Lampoon. 
Father: “Well, my son, what did you 
learn at school to-day?” Little Proctor: 
“Not to sass Tommy McNutt!”—Chicago 
Daily News. 
The Man: “That cherry pie I ate here 
yesterday nearly set me crazy.” Waiter: 
“Yes-sah, there were some wild cherries 
in it.”—Indianapolis News. 
Funniness: “You say the evening 
wore on. What did it wear?” Smart: 
“Why, the close of the day, of course.” 
—University of Minnesota Punch Bowl. 
“Tommy,” said the school teacher to 
Tommy Taddells, “what do you under¬ 
stand by the term ‘high explosives’?” 
“Sky rockets, Ma’am,” replied Tommy. 
—Judge. 
Dr. Dosem: “My boy, don’t you know 
that cigarettes paralyze the lungs?” 
Boy: “Oh, I dunno. You orter hear me 
holler when dad ketches me smokin’ 
’em.”—Credit Lost. 
“W hat is your favorite musical in¬ 
strument?” “The jewsharp,” answered 
Mr. Cumrox. “You can always get far 
enough away from that not to hear it.” 
■—Washington Star. 
Crimson beak: “That alarm clock of 
mine went last night for the first time 
in a year.” Yeast: “Why didn’t it go 
before?” Crimsonbeak: “Well, because 
this is the first time I ever threw it at 
a cat.”—Credit Lost. 
Edgar: “Well, Ethel, what did you 
find at that wonderful fire sale?” Ethel: 
“Oh, Edgar, I got some lovely silk 
stockings at 17 cents a pair! There is 
not a thing the matter with them except 
the feet are burned off.”—Detroit Free 
Press. 
“You lent him the money to buy that 
mule from you?” “Yassir,” answered 
Mr. Erastus Pinkley. “It doesn’ look 
like business. But it were sech a good 
chance to get de bes’ of de trade dat 1 
couldn’ he’p advancin’ de cash.”—Wash¬ 
ington Star. 
Mr. Upjohn: “Why do you women 
make so much fuss over your sewing 
circles and your aid societies?” Mrs. 
Upjohn: “Because St. Paul says: ‘Let 
your women keep silence in the 
churches,’ and we’ve got to go some¬ 
where to talk.”—Chicago Tribune. 
Young Lady (on board the liner): 
“What is the matter, Captain Quarter¬ 
deck?” Captain: “The fact is, my dear 
young lady, we’ve broken our rudder.” 
Young Lady: “I wouldn’t worry about 
that. The rudder is under water, you 
know, and it isn’t likely people will 
notice it.”—Tit-Bits. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FA' TORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AtWHOLESALE PR ICES, Delivered FBEE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SA VE Dealers 
profits. In use 5 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
Orange. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INGERSOLL, 846 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Drink Pure Water 
By using the Bucket Pump and 
Water Purifier will purify the foulest 
well or cistern in three days’ time, or 
money refunded. No tubing to rust, 
burst or wear out. The Chain and 
Buckets made of galvanized steel. 
Can be set up in 15 minutes. No at 
tachments below the platform. Will 
not freeze in the coldest weather. 
Makes bad water good, and good 
water better. Prevents Scarlet. Ty¬ 
phoid and Malaria Fever. Write at 
once for circular and special price to 
introduce into new territory. 
ROS8 BROTHKRS, 
•JO and 92 Front St., Worcester, Mass. 
The Universal Bean Harvester. 
The profit derived from the growing 
of beans depends largely upon quick 
and efficient methods of harvesting 
them. When beans are ripe, just right, 
and the weather favorable, harvesting 
should be done in a hurry. The quality - 
the bright and salable condition of the 
beans, depends upon that. All hand 
labor should be displaced with im¬ 
proved machinery. 
This Machine 
Harvests Beans 
in the most rapid and approved 
manner. The tempered steel 
blades cut off the stems of two 
rows of beans at one passage 
and the steel rod cleaners sepa¬ 
rate all dirt, eic., and deliver 
the two rows of beans into one 
long continuous windrow. 
The Harvester is made of best 
material throughout, well painted and varnished and will last indefinitely. Pole has a special shifting 
lever which enables the machine to work on hillsides ns well ns on the level. A long evener and neck- 
vokc are furnished with each machine. We. Guarantee the Harvester In every respect. Ask your local 
dealer for the Universal Kean Harvester. If not found there, write us direct and we will see that you 
are supplied. Write at once lor catalogue tuid prices, and be informed on the subject. 
WIARD PLOW COMPANY, BATAVIA, N. Y. 
“BUZZARD” 
Feed and 
Ensilage 
Cutter 
Does everything, cuts hay, 
st raw, ensilage, shreds fodder 
and fills the siio to any height; 
all done by one machine. 
Hi Sold on full guarantee. 
■A Write for catalogue. 
Joseph Blok 
Agricultural Works, 
Canton, Ohio. 
ENSILAGE 
MACHINERY 
Before you spend 
your money find out 
what we can do for you. 
Can furnish cither 
BLOWERS or 
CARRIERS. 
Fully Guaranteed. 
Write for Catalog No. 45 
Send 10c for PROF. WOLL’S BOOK ON SILAGE. 
Address, Xhe E.W. Ross Co. 
Springfield, Ohio. 
“NEW HERO” 
excels i n strength and effective working qualities 
and sells at a price that “fits the purse.” It is 
the combination of these three features in the 
highest possible degree which a practical man 
looks for when buying 
ENSILAGE 
MACHINERY. 
The “New Hero” Cutters 
are thesimplest 
in construc¬ 
tion of any 
made; so strong 
that, size for 
size.they weigh 
more than any 
others; they 
have every 
practical ad¬ 
vantage and improvement 
claimed for others and many found in no other; 
they are guaranteed to outlast and outwork 
others. Sizes,9in. to 20 in.; with or without 
self-feed table; shredder attachment if desired; 
swivel feed carrier. We make also a complete 
line of sweep and tread horse powers, shetlers, 
buskers, feed grinders, wood saws, windmills, etc. 
Remember that Appleton quality is the standard 
of excellence, and write to-day for free catalog. 
APPLETON MFG. CO., 
27 Fargo Street, Batavia, 111., U. S. A. 
CHEAP FEED. 
Experience has demonstrated to a certainty 
that ensilage is the 
cheapest stock tood on 
earth. 
The 
very best 
and 
cheapest 
way to 
prepare 
it is with 
the 
. LDWIIM 
and BALDWIN 
Ensilage and Dry Fodder Cutters. Why? Because 
they require less power than any similar machine 
made; they cut faster, are easier to feedandoperate 
and outwear any other machine. They cutt conven¬ 
ient lengths.Can be equipped with any length of ele¬ 
vator. Has safety fly wheel and safety treddle lever. 
THE BELCHER & TAYLOR A. T. CO., 
Box 75, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
BELLE CITY Feed 
and Ensilage Cutter 
With Fan attached to knife wheel and blows feed or ensilage 
Mower through any length pipe with less power 
Attach- than any other blower. Full line of 
meat, w J Tread ami Sweep Pow¬ 
er*, Root Cutter*'Saw 
Frame**, Hello 
City Thresh¬ 
er* 
eta. 
BELLE CITY 
Silo and ensilage 
treatise sent free if 
you mention this paper. 
CO., Racine, Wis. Box 13 
CUTTERS 
and SHREDDERS 
FOR ENSILAGE A DRY 
FODDER. Also Latest 
Improvements in Car¬ 
riers. HARDER MFG. CO., COBLESKILL, N. Y 
AMERICA: 
THE __ 
| Combined Feed Cutter & Shredder 
handle, all fodder crops and ensilage. Stationary or traveling feed 
table. Four sizes—13, 16, 18 and 20 inchea. Right, let tor straight 
away Swivel and Giant Elevator* or Bpeclal Blower *"**» 
Outfit. They are doubly strong, 
durable, fast and efficient. Can 
be uaed mounted or unmounted. 
Send for special Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue of Farm Machinery. 
J K. WILDER &. SONS, 
Box 20 _ Monroe, Michigan 
THE TORNADO 
ENSILAGE 7 
MACHINERY 
Embodies the latest and most up-to-date Ideas. 
FIFTEEN SIZES and a full line of BLOWERS and 
OHAl.\ CARRIERS to select from. 
Sample of TORNADO'S work and 1902 
Catalogue sent FREE upon request. 
IV. R. HARRISON & CO., Mfrs., Massillon, 0. 
The Gera Full*Circle Baler, lightest, strongest, cheapest 
baler. Made of wrought steel. Operated by 1 or 2 horses. 
Bales 10 to 15 tons a day. Sold on 5 days’ trial. Catalogue 
free. Address GEO. ERTEL CO., Quincy, III. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker. July 26, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The “Clark” Plan of Seeding Grass.509 
Farming in the Red River Valley. ..509, 510 
A Farmer on Game Laws.510 
The Hay Crop.510 
Absentee Potato Beetles.511 
What to Do with a Meadow.512 
Seeding to Grass and Grain.512 
Seeding Sandy Land.512 
Hope Farm Notes.515 
Cow Peas and Intensive Culture.515 
Southern Help In New Jersey.517 
Crop Prospects .517 
Pennsylvania Prospects .517 
From Wheat to Cabbage.517 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Mapes the Hen Man.522 
A Mighty Michigan Hen. 522 
The Cost of a Cow’s Food.522 
Cold Water Setting Milk.523 
Milk Troubles in Cows.523 
The Outlook for Fat Cattle.523 
New Games of the “Oleo” Men.523 
HORTICULTURE. 
The 17-year Locusts..510 
Planting Root Grafts in Field.510 
Fence Corner and Seedling Peaches.511 
Dry-Powddr “Spraying” in Florida.511 
California Plum Package.511 
How to Plant Tulipa Gesneriana.512 
Still Another Nursery Fraud. 512 
Everybody’s Garden .513 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.514 
Chautauqua Strawberries .514 
Apple Troubles in Western New York..517 
The Grape Leaf Hopper.521 
Orange Co. Fruit.521 
Insect-Catching Machine .521 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.518 
The Rural Patterns.518 
A Talk with a Bread-maker.518 
Women Exhibitors at Agricultural Fairs 
519 
Rural Recipes .519 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Planting a Cable.510 
Modern Use of Cement in Building.511 
Powder Paint .512 
Deafness and the Telephone.513 
Silk Worm Bulletin.515 
Events of the Week.517 
Editorials .516 
Grasshoopers as Coin.517 
Markets . 520 
Business Bits .520 
Market Notes .521 
A Cuban Experience.521 
Humorous .524 
