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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 1, 1899 
Another batch of letters praising 
Hallock’s Success c£ Weeder 
was printed in this paper last week (see full-page advertisement). See also page advertisements in issues of 
five and seven weeks ago. Be sure to read next week’s advertisement. 
A FIRST CLASS POTATO PLANTER 
That K VERY FA It.71 Kit can afford to buy. 
8 pecial Introductory Price this year to farm¬ 
ers. Now is your chance. Don’t fail to write 
usatonce. Schofield&Co., Mfrs., Freeport, III. 
THE EDGAR FANNING WEEDER 
Saves more labor. Does bet¬ 
ter work than any other 
Weeder. Weedingdonewhile 
cultivating without extra 
labor. No clogging. Will fit 
any two-horse cultivator. 
Agents wanted. For descrip¬ 
tion and prices write to 
EdgarFanningWeederCo, 
Baiting Hollow, N. T. 
The Spangler Corn Planter. 
The Mont Perfect Com 
Dropper In the World. 
Lean’s Harrow 
All . Gold - «m»h» 
Omaha 
Exposition 
The simple lever adjusts the teeth to any angle. 
Slants forward to tear up theground; slants back 
to smooth the ground and to barrow growing 
crops. Unequalled weed exterminator. Saves 
Its cost first season. Address 
RODERICK LEAN MFC. CO., MANSFIELD, 0. 
Ease the Horses 
There’s a wonderful 
saving of draft in 
a Hench & 
Dromgold 
riding or 
walking, 
SPRING 
TOOTH 
wheel HARROW 
Write for our new illustrated catalog and find 
out all about the best harrows, cultivators,oorn 
planters, grain drills, etc. Mailed free. ) 
HENCH Sl DROMGOLD, York, Pa. 
iAAAAAMWWUMAMWMMAMAM 
With or Without Fertilizer Attachment. Write for 
circulars and prices of Planters and Grain Drills. 
We can 8AVE YOU MONEY. Address 
SPANGLER J1FG. CO , York, Pa. 
Keystone 
Adjustable 
Weeder 
Can be adjusted from 80 
Narrowed to 30 inches. Inches to feet. 
Tills narrowing device permits the use of this 
weeder long after other weeders are set aside. 
Dejith of cut regulated by wheel in front. 
No shafts to hinder working- close to fence. 
Positively no clogging. 
These are a few of thesuperior points of the “Key¬ 
stone ” over all other weeders. Write for prices and 
territory. 
Keystone Farm Machine Co., York, Pa. 
CAN’T CLOG 
No time is lost “cleaning 
up” when you work with 
our Improved “Pennsylva¬ 
nia” Harrow. Each tooth 
is protected by a shoe at the 
Vframe; each tooth works 
Lfree from the frame, thus 
lavoiding clogging between 
'the frame and the tooth. 
The Friction Clamp Tooth Holder takes the lead 
for strength and simplicity. The “TEXNSYLVAMA” 
"rtET HARROW 
Is by far the most complete spring tooth harrow 
ever Invented. The teeth are easily adjusted by 
iimply loosening one nut. Teeth wear from 15 to 
19 inches. Send for prices. Illustrated cata¬ 
logue free. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., York, Pa. 
vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa* 
Truth is stranger than fiction 
You know It 
And 
You forget It 
Until something happens 
Then 
You realize It 
Thus 
That enormous output 
Of machines 
For which 
/'tcCormlck Is famous 
All over the world 
That output 
Which dwarfs all other outputs 
By this shrewd advertisement 
Shows Its mammoth proportions 
And you are astonished 
Yet you knew It 
Knew It well 
Truth is truth but It needs 
A Strange Reflection to emphasize It. 
Our great sale is your guarantee. The 
most modern machine means most for your 
money. Buy the McCormick, it is always the 
best and it is always the cheapest in the end. 
BUY McCORMICK BINDERS. BUY McCORMICK ONB HORSE MOWERS. 
BUY McCORMICK DAISY REAPERS. BUY McCORMICK CORN HARVESTERS. 
BUY McCORMICK BIG 4 MOWERS. BUY McCORMICK RAKES. 
BUY McCORMICK NEW 4 MOWERS. BUY McCORMICK FODDER SHREDDERS. 
The McCormick harvesting Machine Company 
of Chicago built and sold 189,760 machines 
in the season of 1898 just past. 
OLAIVTES^ 
POTATOES, 
CORN, 
BEANS, 
ENSILAGE 
DISTRIBUTE 
FERTILIZER. 
(HORSE AND HAND) 
SPRAYERS, 
DIGGERS, 
SORTERS, 
WEEDERS,CHURNS 
AND LAWN SWINGS 
CULTURE.CSJCfX 
(S4(gV BY MAIL FREE, A TREATISE ON POTATO 
THE ONLY CONCERN INTHEWORLD MAKING A COMPLETE LINE OF POTATO MACHINERY 
ASPINWALL MANUFACTURING CO. JACK5DN.MICH.“S* 
The ARLINGTON SWIVEL PLOW 
with Coulter, Jointer end Ground Wheel• 
The best hill-side plow made. Best for plowing back and 
forth without opening up lands. Specially constructed mold 
board makes it turn sod perfectly. 
The jointer reverses with the mold board, 
and is so constructed that it can’t choke. 
Made with wood or steel beam. Take a 
furrow slice from 8 to 16 inches wide and 4 to 8 
inches deep. Write for special plow circulars. 
THE BELCHER & TA YLOR A. T. CO. 
Box 75, Chicopee Falla, Mass. 
They 
are made 
in five 
sizes, for 
1 and 2 horses. 
Light, and easy 
to handle. 
EVERY DAY 
IN THE YEAR. 
MOST MEN 
will pay $125 for a twine 
binder or a corn binder, 
machines that can only 
be used a few days in the entire 
year, and think nothing of it. 
THE KEMP 
Manure 
Spreader 
fjP 1 costs much less than that, and 
can be used successfully every 
_ _ _. . .. ... day In the year. It will earn 
the "interest on the money every day It is used. Spreads all kinds of fine and coarse manure, 
wood ashes? lime, salt, etc? Spreads broadcast or drills in the row. Splendid new catalogue 
kREE. Tells all about it. KEMP A BURPEE MFG. CO., Box 38 Syracuse, N. Y. 
Vi 
There is no plow on earth to-day that has done so much 
for the agriculture of the world as the 
Oliver Chilled Plow. 
Our object has ever been to supply the farmer with the lest 
plow that could be produced in the largest and most com¬ 
plete plow works in the world at a reasonable price. The 
hundreds of thousands of Olivers now in use bear 
testimony to the success of our plan. See the things 
that are new in the Oliver line in our printed matter. 
From the nearest “Oliver Agent.” 
* &nssS 2 —* 3 —-Kma The Oliver Chilled Plow Works, 
South Bend, Indiana, 
u. s. A. 
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U. S, A. r 
■■OI IVFF?"-’.40-'-, 
E BOY.... 
I with a Wiard Adjustable Weeder 
can hoe more corn, potatoes, beans, etc., than 
six men using hoes. A saving of labor and money. 
THIS 
WEEDER 
cleans a stnp 
7 % feet wide, 
lias 35 oil tem¬ 
pered spring 
steel teeth and 
weighs 95 lbs. 
is adjustable so , HHUHU'Us" ainna 
that the teeth may \ \\\\\A'-L J -' o It.IV 
he used straight or \ vl HU*-- 
slanted to the row. I s - Few 36 Cood. 
The coil spring produces a vibratory motion which com¬ 
pletely stirs and fines every particle of soil, not only be¬ 
tween the row but in the row; kills ail the weeds, pre 
serves the natural soil moisture and promotes the 
growth of plants. For sale by dealers Ask for the 
WIAKP and take nothing else. Circulars free, 
THE WIARD PLOW CO. Batavia, M. Y. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yobkeb, April 1, 1899 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Man to Scare the Crows.239 
The Use of Nitrate of Soda.241 
Cow Peas for Poor Soil.242 
A Home Mixture Suggested.242 
Cow Peas for New Jersey.242 
Plaster No Substitute for Lime.242 
A “ Filler ” for Fertilizers.243 
Lime and Ashes for Potatoes.243 
Offal from a Slaughterhouse.243 
Corrosive Sublimate for Potatoes.243 
Osage Orange Potatoes, Etc.243 
Hope Farm Notes.244 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Breeding for a Dairy Type.245 
The Ayrshire Cattle.245 
The Calf Question.245 
Ten Calf Rules.245 
Will Separator-Skimmed Milk Xfeep?.246 
What Makes Butter Streaked ?.246 
“ More Dogs Than Sheep.”.246 
Rations for Hens.246 
The Outlook for Milk.247 
Some Massachusetts Dairy Problems.247 
More “ Body ” to Separator Cream.247 
Price of Feeds.247 
Family Supplies of Meat.248 
Scraps.248 
Cow’s Teat With Two Openings.249 
Chronic Swine Plague in Hogs.249 
Horse Continually Shaking his Head.249 
Cow Leaks her Milk.249 
Skin Eruption on a Mare... 249 
Scratches in a Horse.249 
Horse Out of Condition.249 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Forcing Rhubarb in the Dark.237 
Leaf Blight on Strawberry Plants.238 
Work of the Grape-Vine Flea-Beetle.238 
Strawberries for the Home Garden.238 
Treatment of Frozen Peach Trees.239 
Commercial Value of Japan Plums.239 
Spraying and Spray Mixture.239 
Pears for Nine Months.240, 241 
Catalpa and Maple Trees.242 
A Crop After Strawberries.242 
California Scale Remedies. 243 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 2r>2 
Handmade Rugs. Part III. 252, 2o3 
Concerning District Schools.2o3 
Some Mexican Oddities. 253 
A Woman Speaks for Ben Davis.253 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Catalogues for 1899 . 244 
Editorials.•••• 250 
Brevities.2ja0 
“ Vermont Maple Sugar”.25' 
Events of the Week. 2o' 
The Law of License... 
Markets..2o, 
Among the Marketmen..... 
News from Albany.255 
