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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 13, 1899 
Humorous. 
Bow glorious to roam the fields 
And loll beneaih the trees— 
And sometimes, when cavorting ’round, 
Stir up a swsrm of bees. 
—Philadelphia North American. 
If I can htv plenty ov salt mackrel 
lor breakfasst i can generally make the 
other two meals out ov water. — Josh 
Billings. 
Customer: “Waiter, how do you ac- 
ccunt for this egg being so old ? ” 
Waiter : “ Well, sir, I expect an old hen 
laid it! "—Tit-Bits. 
Perkins: “ Suner started out a year 
ago to hunt for a wife.” Jorkins : “ Did 
he get one ? ” Perkins : “ Well, not ex¬ 
actly; one got him.”— Tit-Bits 
“Where’s your man with the iron 
jaw ?” “ The mansger wanted him to 
show off by crunching caDS of army beef, 
and he quit .”—Chicago Record. 
approaches and brings with it 
the celebration of the great¬ 
est array of triumphs 
The End of the Century 
ever credited to one manufacturing firm. The unparalleled McCormick ma¬ 
chines will reach their three score and ten years of manufacture from 
1831 ,the year in which Cyrus H.McCormick invented the reaper. 
From the one machine of that date to the 189,670 ma- • 
chines built and sold last season, is a gigantic 
growth of output absolutely unchallenged. The 
McCormick Binders, the McCormick Mow¬ 
ers, the McCormick Reapers, the Mc¬ 
Cormick Corn Harvesters, the McCor¬ 
mick Hay Rakes, the McCor¬ 
mick Corn Huskers and 
Fodder Shredders are“The 
Best in The World.” 
McCormick 
Harvesting Machine 
Company, 
Chicago. 
Tommy : “ Paw, what is a bookworm ?” 
Mr. Figg: “A man who loves books.” 
“ Then is a man who loves fish a fish- 
worm ? ”—Indianapolis Journal. 
StaylAte : “'Just one more kiss, dar¬ 
ling; just one, and then I'll go ! ” Voice 
from the Stairs: “ Then for heaven’s 
sake, Nan, give him one ! ”— Tit-Bits. 
Customer: “Say, Mr. Patcher, your 
sign out there reads, ‘ Shoes soled and 
heeled while you wait.’ I’m here more 
than an hour, and you’re not done with 
them yet ! ” Patcher : “Well, what of 
it ? Ain’t you waiting ? ”—Philadelphia 
Record. 
“Gentlemen of the jury,” asked the 
clerk of the Court, “ have you agreed 
upon a verdict?” “We have,” replied 
the foreman. “ The verdict of the jury 
is, that the lawyers have mixed this case 
up so that we don’t know anything at 
all about it .”—Philadelphia North Ameri¬ 
can. 
The soldier boy wrote home from the 
far Philippines : “ Father—My left leg 
has been shot off by a cannon ball. I 
want to buy me a good, first-class cork 
leg. Please send me $100 in your next 
letter.” The father answered, from his 
home in the Georgia pines : “ Son—I kin 
shake hands with you on yer loss. I lost 
my wooden leg endurin’ of the blizzard. 
A nigger stole it an’ split it up fer kind¬ 
lin’ wood. Ef yu git that cork leg, let 
me know how it works, an’ whar you 
got the money to git it with .”—Atlanta 
Constitution. 
Maud Muller, on a Summer day, 
Helped In the meadow raking hay. 
But all Maud’s daughters, on and off, 
Don’t do a thing, but just play golf. 
— Chicago Record. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
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At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
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0. W. IN0ERS0LL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, IN. Y. 
Warranted. Food and EnsilageCuttere.Feed Gnnders.ijO 
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and in lengths 20 to 40 feet. Price per Pound 4c. 
We buy our goods at Sheriffs’ and Receivers’ sales. 
Write for free catalogue of Hardware, Plumbing, 
Roofing, Wire, Dry Goods, Clothing, ate., etc. 
“OUR PRICES are ONE-HALF of OTHERS.” 
Chicago House,Wrecking Co. w ’ CHICAGO. 81 *' 
THE CUTTING KIND 
The Deering Ideal Mower is the best modern representa¬ 
tion of a grass cutting machine that will cut. 
The light draft of the Deering Ideal Mower is due to the 
fact that the Deering roller bearings have practically annihilated 
friction. 
The Deering Ideal Mower runs almost noiselessly and has 
no lost motion. 
The Deering Ideal Mower is quick acting and positive. 
Every ounce of horse power is saved. The knife starts with the 
wheels. No backing up to “get a start.” 
The Deering Ideal Mower has an adjustable cutter bar 
that is always in line; the hand levers and foot lift are handy and 
quick-acting. 
The unsatisfactory mowers cost less money than the Deering 
Ideal, but the Deering Ideals are the cutting kind. 
// / = Send for the descriptive booklet, 
“Light Draft Ideals.” 
DEERING HARVESTER CO., 
CHICAGO. 
KEYSTONE QUICK HAYING MACHINES. 
Keystone Side-Delivery Rake Keystone Hay Loader. 
Prime 
Quick Ilat/inq , Quality 
Turns the hay com- 
j and leaves it in a light, 
loose windrow' ready for loader. 
Its use means air rured, not sun 
bleached hay. Better than a 
Sulky Bake and saves use of tedder. 
Takes up no trash, that means clean hay. _ 
Loads the hay from the windrow 
or cock, or direct from the 
if the hay is heavy, 
hay up clean but takes up no 
manure, rubbish, &c. It 
haying quick and easy. In 
showery weather it often saves 
enough to pay for itself in one day. 
$ Made entirely of steel and Keystone Three Feed Hay Press. 
J Iron. Horsepower only. Mount- 
# ed on steel wheels, and stands on 
' the wheels when operating. 
Write for our special circulars 
fully describinir these machines. 
Loadsa wagon in 5 minutes. 
Horses move in a full circle. Each revo¬ 
lution. moves the plunger three « 
more feed than any t 
press made. Requires no ! 
more men but increases capacity i 
beyond comparison. 
bribing these machines. 1 - ^ — beyond comparison. 
KEYSTONE MANUFACTURING CO., 24 RIVER SI., STERLING, ILL. 
Easy Cultivating: 
B»ns economy, more crops, better crops. A boy can work the Kraus Cul- 
rator, moving wheels and shovels to right or left by a touch on foot 
vers. Levers raise or lower gangs or set them any distance apart while, 
achine is moving. The I 
KRAUS 
CULTIVATOR 
fs the most complete, simplest, strongest, most popular, “the best one 
made,” say farmers who use it. On hill-sides it does perfect work. Perfect 
row crop or fallow worker. Get the catalogue at once and save money. 
THE AKRON CULTIVATOR CO., Akron, Ohio. 
Chain Cear 
American 
Hay Tedder 
STAR PATTERN 
BILLINGS 
It is the latest, and it drops at 
twelve different distances. 
For Corn, 
Beans, 
Pens and 
It is the only perfect ' M -——A WjSSjf’ JS - Beet 
machine for turning Seeds.... 
or tedding hay. yf y OU want them, we furnish Marker and Trip attach- 
v No breakage of forks and Arms, met for rowing both wavs. Send for circulars. 
) AMES PLOW COMPANY, BOSTON AND NEW YORK. 
I/W' ~ 
NEW UNIVERSAL , 
Hand Double Wheel Hoe.! 
Also Seeders , 
and Horse, 
Hoes. 
\ 48- 
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catalogue of our Agricultural 
labor saving specialties. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Hydraulic, Knuckle Joint and Screw 
Presses, Graters, Elevators, Pumps, 
etc. Send for Catalogue. 
800MER & BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO., _ _ 
118 W. Water St., Syracuse, If, Y, 
The New Potato Culture. 
This book, by E. S. Carman, editor of The Rural 
Niw-Yobker. is the Standard Publication on 
The Potato. A few copies only for sale at 25c. each. 
We Sell All Agricultural Books. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New YORK. 
ON ANY GROUND 
In any kind of soil, 
on hillside or among 
rocks and stumps, 
you can cultivate 
thoroughly and ac¬ 
curately, either deep 
or shallow by a touch 
of the hand, with the 
“PENNSYLVANIA” 
walking 1 CULTIVATOR 
For rocky or stumpy land the spring hoe 
saves time, machinery and temper. Send 
for prices. Illustrated catalogue free. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., York, Pa. 
Keystone 
Adjustable 
Weeder 
Can be adjusted from 30 
Narrowed to 30 Inches inches to 714 feet. 
This nairowing device permits the use of this 
weeder long after other weeders are set aside. 
Depth of cut regulated by wheel in front. 
No shafts to hinder working close to fence. 
Positively no clogging. 
'1 hese are a few of the superior points of the ’’Key¬ 
stone” over all other weeders. Write for prices and 
territory. 
Keystone Farm Machine Co., York, Pa, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 13, 1899. 
farm TOPICS. 
Drilling vs. Checking for Corn.358 
Odd Things About Potatoes.359 
Odd Things About the Soil.359 
Bald or Bearded Wheat. 360 
Sir Walter Raleigh Potato.360 
What is “ A Good Adviser” ?.362 
Chemicals and Stable Manure.362 
Hope Farm Notes.363 
Artichokes Becoming Weeds.364 
Soiling Crops; Plowing. 364 
Substitutes for Clover.367 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Hen as a Manufacturer.357 358 
The Little Jersey.365 
Vermont Dairy Law.365 
Hickory Hill Farm Notes.365 
How to Make Cheese.356 
Infectious Swine Diseases.360 
Ensilage aDd Boards of Health.367 
Horns for Holsteins.367 
A Hen Country.368 
The White Wyandotte Fowl.368 
Hardiness of Incubator Chicks.368 
Brooder Chicks; Fattening Cockerels.?68 
Swelling on Cow’sBclly.369 
Injury to Mare’s Fetlock.369 
Diarrhea or Scours in Calves.369 
Bitter Milk.369 
Kerosene for Lice on Horses.369 
Abortion in the Cow.369 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Perpetual Fruiting for Strawberries.358 
Mulching Melon Patches. 358 
Tomatoes. 359 
Japan Plums ..£60 
The Paragon Chestnut.360 
A Remarkable Pear Tree.360 
Pony Refrigerators.360 
Mulching®* Cultivation.360 
Central New York Notes.360 
Kerosene Eats Up Rubber Hose.361 
Long Fruiting of the Strawberry.361 
Wrapping Berries in Waxed Paper.361 
Green Lice on Apple Trees. 361 
Work of Buffalo Tree-Hoppers.332 
Snails in the Hotbed.362 
Onion Sets.262 
Easy Muskmelon Growing.363 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 372 
The Catfish and His Family.£72 
Farm Run by Daughter Power.373 
Crumbs of Comfort.373 
The Aftermath. 373 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Compressed Air.35? 
Two Pension Letters.363 
The West Gaining.360 
Some Missouri Stories.383 
Rurallsms.364 
Editorials. 370 
The Troubles of the Farm. 371 
Events of the Week. 371 
Markets. 374 
Bulletins Boiled Down.374 
Among the Marketmen.375 
