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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 16, 1902 
HUMOROUS 
Sciiool Master: “Well, Tommy, you 
were not present yesterday. Were you 
detained at home in consequence of the 
inclemency of the weather?” Tommy: 
“No, sir; ’cause of the rain.”—Tit-Bits. 
“Wot’d that tenderfoot thet came here 
last week die of?” asked Terror Ike of 
Stony Gulch. “Throat trouble. Th’ 
hoys was playing throwin’ a rope over a 
limb, an’ he got his head caught in th’ 
noose.”—Baltimore News. 
Citiman: “Say, Subbubs, now that 
you’re a sort of agriculturist perhaps 
you can give the information I want. 
What is a forget-me-not?” Subbubs: 
“Why—er—It’s a piece of string your 
wife ties arounu your finger when you 
go in town on an errand.”—Philadel¬ 
phia Press. 
Benevolent Old Gentleman (point¬ 
ing a moral to village school-children): 
“Now, why do I take all the trouble to 
leave my house and come over here and 
speak to you thus? Can any boy tell 
me?” Bright Child (innocently): 
“Please, sir, it’s because ye like to hear 
yersel’ talk.”—Tit-Bits. 
“Children,” said Aunt Mary, “you 
have a new little brother. He came 
this morning while you were asleep.” 
“Did he?” exclaimed the eldest. “Then 
I know who brought him.” "Who was 
it?” asked Aunt Mary. “Why, the 
milkman, of course. I saw it on his 
cart, ‘Families supplied daily.’ ”—Credit 
Lost. 
“There is a good deal of illiteracy 
around here, isn’t there?” asked the 
man from the North, who was journey¬ 
ing through the wilds of Arkansas. 
“Thar used to be, stranger,” replied the 
native to whom the inquiry was ad¬ 
dressed, “but them confounded revenue 
officers have done busted the business 
plumb up.”—Judge. 
“And the voltaic current,” continued 
the lecturer, “was the discovery of 
Volta, and its development is a compara¬ 
tively recent achievement of science.” 
A still, small individual hoisted himself 
to a chair in the rear of the hall. “Hold 
on there, Professor! What about the 
earlier discoveries of Noah?” “I don’t 
understand you, sir.” “Then brush up! 
Didn’t Noah make the arc light on 
Mount Ararat?”—Baltimore News. 
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CONTENTS. 
The 
Rural New-Yorker, Aua. 10, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Which is the Best Cultivator?.558 
Farming: in the Red River Valley. Part 
XII.:.55S 
An Experience with Clark Grass Seedlng.559 
A Rat-Proof Grain Stack.560 
Seeding Grass in Maryland.560 
Pasture Grasses for West Virginia.56o 
Short Stories .560 

New York State Fai 
$60,000 in Premiums and Purses $60,00 
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Grand Horse Show 
Will rival anything ever given at a State Fair. 
The finest horses used for coaching and equestrian 
purpi ses will be in the show ring. Many of the 
equipages shown at the New York Horse Show will 
be seen at the Fair. 
The Agricultural Exhibits 
Will be one of the greatest attractions of the Fair. 
The fruit show will be worth travelinga longdistance 
to see. 
The Live Stock 
The finest breeds of cattle, sheep and swine will be on 
exhibition. The most noted stock farms will compete 
for the prizes. The remarkable exhibit of last year 
will be greatly exceeded this year both In numbers 
and quality. Stock buildings thoroughly disinfected. 
Grand Circuit Races 
Promise to produce some of the most interesting 
events of the season. The list of entries in the early 
closing events is very large. The best horses in the 
country will compete for the large purses. 
Syracuse Day, 
Monday, September 8. 
Grange Day, 
Tuesday, September 9. 
Governor Odell will be presenl 
Legislative Day, 
Wednesday, September 10. 
Steeplechase Day, 
Thursday, September 11. 
New York Day, 
Friday, September 12. 
LOW RAILROAD RATES. 
One-half rate from all stations i 
the State. Tickets good fiom Sej 
ternber 6 to 15 inclusive. 
A special rate of t hree fourth.se 
a cent a mile from all stations with! 
a radius of 150 miles of Syracuse o 
Tuesday and Wednesday. 
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September 8 to 13, 1902. 
GENERAL ADMISSION . 25 CENTS. 
Send for Prize List. S.C. SHAVER, Secretary. 
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Neglected Opportunities in Sullivan Co., 
N. Y.561 
Hope Farm Notes.563 
“Save a Farm." Part II.563 
Crop Prospects .565 
The Thrashermen’s Trust.565 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Western Squab Plant.557, 558 
Mapes, the Hen Man.558 
Handling Second-Crop Clover.570 
How to Make a Stave Silo that Will 
Stand . 570 
Pushing the Corn Crop..570 
Utilizing Corn .570 
Gas Tar for Painting. .571 
Clay and Gravel for Stable Floors.571 
Believes in Wyandotte Poultry.571 
Dairy Notes .571 
Yield of a Steer.571 
HORTICULTURE. 
Mr. Greiner Explains Himself.559 
Voracity of the Chinese Ladybird Beetle.559 
Experience with Josselyn Gooseberry.. .560 
Fuel for Evaporated Fruits.560 
Starting Seedling Strawberry Plants.560 
Everybody’s Garden .561 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.562 
The Queen Peach.-.562 
What About Big Strawberry Yields?.563 
The Fruit Outlook.=>69 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Sunshine on the Farm.56b 
New England Hulled Corn.5bi 
Rural Recipes .fbi 
Women Exhibitors at Agricultural Fairs.56/ 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Parcels Post is Demanded — 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
Humorous ... 
559 
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