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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 29, 1902 
HUMOROUS 
I stood beside Niagara Falls, 
Where waters ail rush down, 
But I was discontented and 
I guess I wore a frown; 
Far sweeter would have been my cup, 
Could I have seen them rushing up! 
—Baltimore News. 
Police Captain: “So you shot the 
dog. Was he mad?” Officer Grogan: 
“No, sor; but th’ leddy thot owned him 
was.”—Detroit Free Press. 
“Josir bet Zeke that he could stay un¬ 
der water two minutes.” “Did Josh 
win?” “Yep!” “Where is he now?” 
“Under thar yet.”—-Philadelphia Record. 
Lige: “Did yc’ heah ’bout dat cullud 
man what died f’um eatin’ too many 
watahmillions?” Rastus: “Too many 
watermillions! I didn’t know dey wuz 
dat many.”—New York Journal. 
Mrs. Muggins: “The widow Bjones 
seems to have been looking forward to 
the Fourth with considerable eager¬ 
ness.” Mrs. Buggins: “The Fourth! 
Why, she only buried her third a couple 
of months ago.”—Pniladelphia Record. 
Kind Old Gentleman : “Don’t be 
downhearted, my little man. Why, just 
think! Some day you may be President 
of the United States!” The Boy (sob¬ 
bing): “It looks as if I’m headin’ that 
way; somebody is always roastin’ me!” 
—Puck. 
“Now Willie,” said the careful moth¬ 
er, “I don’t want you to associate with 
those Smith boys—they are so rough 
and rude.” “Not t’ me, ther ain’t. Why, 
I picked a fight an’ licked ’em as soon 
as I struck de neighborhood.”—Balti¬ 
more Herald. 
Little Augusta was at the window. 
“Oh, come quick, or you won’t see it!” 
she called excitedly; “he’s running 
away!” “What is it, dear?” asked her 
mother. “Wny there’s a horse going 
down the street with nothing on but his 
tail.”—Philadelphia Record. 
Little Genevieve had been to see a 
circus parade, and when she got home 
her mama was asking her what she saw. 
“Why,” said the child, “the ephlants was 
the funniest things. They hadn't any 
feet but just walked on the ends of their 
legs, and they had tails on their faces, 
too.”—Chicago Little Chronicle. 
Mrs. Waldo (of Boston): “I have a 
letter from your Uncle James, Penelope, 
who wants us to spend the Summer on 
his farm.” Penelope (dubiously): “Is 
there any society in the neighborhood?” 
Mrs. Waldo: “I’ve heard him speak of 
the Holsteins and Guernseys. I presume 
they are pleasant people.”—Boston Bea¬ 
con. 
“What on earth are you doing in 
here, Tommy?” asked his mother, peer¬ 
ing into the darkness of the henhouse, 
whence had been coming for five min¬ 
utes or more a series of dismal squawir¬ 
ings, accompanied by a loud flapping of 
wings. “I am trying,” said Tommy, who 
seemed to be doing something with a 
knotted rope, “to fix this rooster so his 
alarm won’t go off before seven o’clock 
to-morrow morning.”—Chicago Tribune. 
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MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and S A VE Dealers 
profits. In use 5 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
Grange. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INGERSOLL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Clark’s 
Cider 
Mills 
One to eight Barrels. 
Clark’s Double-Action 
A 1 + 
CUTAWAY HARROW 
wiil easily move 15.0C0 tons 
of earth one foot in a day. 
WATER. 
If you want water only when the wind blows a windmill will do your work 
and cost less money than our ltider and Ericsson Hot-Air Pumps, but if you want 
water every day while your flowers are growing and do not want your pump blown 
down when the wind blows too hard, no pump in the world can equal ours. We 
have sold about 20,000 of them during the past twenty-five years, which is proof 
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A Our Catalogue “C 4” will tell you all about them. Write to nearest store. 
Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, 
692 Craig St.. Moxtukal. P. Q. 
Teniente-ltey 71, Havana. Cvba. 
22a Pitt St., Sydney, N S. W. 
40 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
40 N.7th St., Philadelphia. 
DELOACH 
,-Taw millsTrebesl 
The Price is Right Too. 
Known the World Over. 
FARMERS’ SI25 SAW MILL 
Cats 2000 Feet Lumber a day with only 4 h. p. 
DeLoach Variable Feed Saw Mills, 4 to 100 h. p., 
any price. DeLoach Mill Machinery, Planers, 
Shingle, Lath and Corn MUIb, Water Wheels, eto. 
DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co., Box OOO Atlanta, Go. 
(Branch, 120 Liborty St., NewYork.) 
Handsome Catalogue Free if you cut this out and 
givo name of paper. 
THE 
Farquhar 
has been the leading 
PORTABLE SAW MILL 
for 45 years—too well known to need 
description here. 
Send for illustrated catalogue of En¬ 
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and Agricultural Implements, mailed 
free. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., 
York, Pa. . 
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THE KELLY fe d e u d pl ^ll 
does perfect work 
grinding ear corn, 
in husk or out, mixed 
feed in any propor¬ 
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clover, cotton seed, 
Kaffir corn, or any 
grain that grows. Has 
duplex 
grinding 
surfaces, 
andshows 
a greater 
capacity, 
per unit, 
of driving 
power thaD any 
other mill. 
Gives a uniform 
grist for stock 
feed of any de¬ 
sired fineness. 
Every machine 
tested and guaranteed. Send for our new catalogue 
and Prof. Miles' essay -‘The Economy of Ground 
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The High Price of Goal 
is the cause of much present anxiety but there is a 
practical way of overcoming it to gome extent. 
/m** yew W W With an Appleton Wood Saw 
U! Mi ' Ki ' w you can rapidly and with case 
© an< * Ba£et y SAW 
your own wood and 
SAVE COAL, 
time, labor, money; 
or saw your neigh¬ 
bor’s wood and make 
$5 tO $ I 5 DAY 
Strong, rigid frame, 
adjustable dust proof 
oil boxes, etc. We 
make 6 styles. Also 
the famous “Hero” 
1 Friction Feed Drag 
Saw, Foed Grinders, Ensilage and Fodder Cutters, 
Buskers. Shellers.Sweep Horse Powers,Tread Powers, 
Wind Mills, etc. Write to- day for Free Catalogue. 
APPLETON MFG. CO., 27 Fargo St.. Batavia.III. 
fiet 
of Y< 
all the Good 
of Your Corn Crop 
by grinding cob and all with 
the easiest running, largest 
capacity mill made. The 
NewHolland 
Cob and Feed Mill 
especially adapted for wind 
mills and other light power. 
Q A | J nn Trial Send it back if » Sizes. 
Oulu UN I lldl. it does not do better work than 
others costing twice as much. Catalogue Free. 
New Holland Machine Works, Boi 115 New Holland, Pa. 
Monarch Mill 
for grinding ear corn into feed and for 
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, 15 DAYS’ TRIAL 
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Burr and Attrition Mills,8h©llers,Crush- 
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SPROUT, WALDRON * CO. Box 18 Muncy, Pa. 
THE MIETZ & WEISS 
Kerosene Engines. Sizes, 1 to 60 H.P. 
Cheapest and Safest Power Known 
For pumping and electric light¬ 
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cream, tawing wood and all power 
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A. MIETZ, 188 Mott 8t., NewYork 
MILLS 
to Perfection 
and are away down in price. Geared mills 
for ear corn or small grains. Guaranteed to 
grind rye faster and better than any other 
mill. COMBINED MILLS with best horse 
power. Easy running saws. 
Don’t Buy Until You Get Price and Free Catalog 15. 
You will find many advantages in 
buying from the 
Buckeye Feed Mill Co., Springfield,O. 
Send for Circulars to 
THE CUTAWAY HARROW CO., Higganm. Ct. 
VICTORY FEED MILL. 
Oldest and Best Grinding Mill 
Made. Will crush and grind 
corn and cob and all kinds of 
grain, mixed or separate. 
Grinds faster, finer and with 
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Are built strong, well made of 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt¬ 
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Made in four sizes for 1,4, 8 
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Til OS. ROBERTS, 
Box 92. Springfield. O. 
$50.00 Feed 
Grinder for 
$15.00 
Closing - out this line on account of 
sickness of partner. About 50 more 
on hand. Write for particulars. 
SUNDRIES MFG. COMPANY, 
SOOTH BEND, IND. 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
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Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
HORSE POWER GASOLINE ENGINE 
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We offer you a strictly modern, absolutely new and perfect, fully 
guaranteed gas or gasoline engine, complete with pumping jack and 
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Price for the 2-Horse Power, - - - $90.00 
For efficiency, quality, simplicity, mechanical construction and 
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We have all kinds of Motive Power, both new and second hand. 
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CH8Q&GO HOUSE WRECKING CO., 
W. 35th and Iron Sts., CHICAGO, 
When You Buy 
buy the best and 
avoid trouble 
ENSILAGE 
THE* ROSS machinery 
is the best, and ifyou willsend forCatalogue No. 45, 
we will tell you why. Send 10c for Prof. Woil’s 
Book on Silage. Address, 
THE E. W. ROSS CO., Springfield, 0. 
SPECIAL 
Wholesale 
Introductory 
Prices where 
we have no 
Agents. 
AGENTS 
WANTED 
Daisy Outiets and Crushers 
Best Cutter and Crusher on the market; used with 
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relishes and thrives on feed made by this cutter. 
Thrashers, Tread Powers, Engines, Lever 
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ORANGEVILLE AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 
Box 501, Orangeville, Pa. 
CRE OF CORN 
and Its posalbllities under the Silage 
system—being tho theme of 
“A BOOK ON SILAGE’' 
By Prof. F. W. WOLL 
of the University of Wisconsin. Revised and up-to-date, neat¬ 
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Ill—Silage. IV— Feeding of Silage- 
V— Comparison of Silage and other Feeds. 
VI— The Silo In Modern Agriculture, 
And illustrations and complete plans for round »nd 
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Salem, Ohio. 
IIMIIIIIK'HHM 
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H. PKAY,No.Clove, NY. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Nov. 29, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Agricultural Education in New York. 
797, 798 
New York Farmers and Skunks.799 
Live Trees for Fence Posts.799 
Hope Farm Notes.803 
Northeastern Kansas Farm Notes.S0t> 
Shall We Divide'Our Shipments 0 . s 05 
The National Grange.809 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Taking Horns from Cattle.7CS 
The Idle Horse in Winter.7fD 
Cooperation Selling Belgian Hares.S05 
Grinding Corn .Ati 
New York State Dairymen's Convention.*03 
Mapes, the Hen Man.810 
Fruit and Poultry.810 
Two Fine Pigs.810 
Sensible Sheep Talk.810 
How the Hens are Laying.811 
Feeding Cabbage to Milch Cows.Sli 
An Experience with Pumpkins.811 
Milk Notes . & 1 
Sheep Notes .811 
HORTICULTURE. 
How to Save Tomato Seed.7; 8 
Sawdust on Strawberries.7i0 
Greening Apples and Bordeaux.' 1 
A Good Rack for Hauling Apples.799 
What .About Canada Baldwin?.800 
Apples for Northern Maryland.800 
Top-Working Ben Davis Apples...800 
Grafting Peach Trees.800 
A Second Crop of Raspberries.800 
Asparagus Rust; Appearance and Treat¬ 
ment .'•-800 
Everybody’s Garden .801 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.802 
Cornstalks on Strawberries.802 
Chestnut Notes .802 
WOMAN AND HOME. ‘ 
From Day to Day.SC6 
The Rural Patterns.£06 
Snow Ice Cream.806 
Apnle Butter .— 
Ways and Means of the Farmers Wife..bib 
Gathered Here and There.bjh 
With the Procession...807 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Trick of An Old Rogue.799 
An Area of Hillside Land. 
Events of the Week.805 
Editorials . 80^ 
Business Bits .-Sp? 
Markets . 80S 
Market Notes .809 
Humorous .S12 
