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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 16, 1899 
Humorous. 
Oh, the man with the hoe is the man for 
me, 
Tor he knows his biz, does the farmer free. 
He is full of joy, 
That is sans alloy, 
And he chortles with glee 
As he says, says he: 
“I sjvan if I knowed sich jays there be!” 
For this is the end of the Summer, you 
know, 
And the farmer has pocketed all the dough, 
While the boarders are leaving the man 
with the hoe. 
—Philadelphia Record. 
Judge: “Why did you steal this gen¬ 
tleman’s purse?” Prisoner: “I thought 
the change might do me good.”— Credit 
Lost. 
“Now, Harold, I want you to promise 
me that you will act like a little gentle¬ 
man while you are at the table.” Harold: 
“I will, Ma, if you’ll let me off the rest of 
the time.”— Life. 
Fair Customer: “Are these eggs 
strictly fresh?” Grocer: “Yes, Mum. 
The chickens that supply me with eggs 
don’t lay anything but fresh ones.”— 
Philadelphia Record. 
“I say, Jimmie, come down—going to 
have an awful lot of fun.” “What?” 
“We’ve fed the goat with the big bath 
sponge, and now we’re goin’ to let ’im 
drink.”— Credit Lost. 
His Honor: “You say the defendant’s 
horse kicked you. Was it a powerful 
kick?” Plaintiff: “Powerful kick, your 
Honor?” His Honor: “Yes, what power 
was there in it?” Plaintiff: “One-horse- 
power, your Honor.”— Pick-Me-Up. 
“Puffins answered an advertisement 
'in which somebody offered to sell him 
the secret for preventing trousers from 
getting .fringes around the bottom.” 
“What did they tell him?” “To wear 
knickerbockers.”— Modes and Fabrics. 
“How are you getting on with your 
automobile?” asked Miss Cayenne. 
“Well,” answered Willie Wishington, “I 
can run the machine all right, but it will 
be a long time before I can get over say¬ 
ing ‘geddup’ and ‘whoa’ to it.”— Washing¬ 
ton Star. 
“Wei.l, little chap,” said the stranger 
in the family, picking up one of the chil¬ 
dren, “what are you going to be when 
you’re a man?” “Nuffin’,” sa'id the child. 
“Nothing? Why so?” asked the stranger. 
“Because,” said the child, “i’m a little 
girl .’’-Tit-Bus. 
Little Ethel (in tears): “Oh, Ma, 
Georgie has eaten the apple and not 
given me any!” Fond Mamma: “What 
a naughty boy! He promised to give 
you the lion’s share.” Little Ethel: 
“Yes, Ma; but he says lions don’t eat 
apples at all.”— Trained Motherhood. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BESI 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, btlh'ral FRE* 
For Hooks, Bsrns, Roots, all colors, and SAVE Dealeit 
FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER. 
TX3Z33 FINEST 
TEASa®COFFEES 
At One-Half Price are our only Inducements. 
No Presents Farmers, lnsti- No Discounts 
tutions. and large consumers. Try the goods before 
paying for them. Full particulars free. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO.. 
P. O. Box 290 (Dept. B), New York, N. Y. 
We Want Men 
to represent The R. N.-Y. at fairs. 
We want every farmer who attends a 
fair in any part of the country this 
season to see a copy of The Rural 
New-Yorker. We want at least 
20,000 of those who are not now tak¬ 
ing it to become subscribers. We 
want to make arrangements with you 
to help in this result. Lastly, we 
want you to write us for terms and 
appointments. 
The Rural New-Yorker, 
New York. 
Excelsior Potato Digger. 
Digs cleaner than any other, and 
leaves every potato on top of 
ground without bruisiDg. 
It is the lightest draft, and is the only digger adapted to all kinds 
of soil, wet or dry. We guarantee satis- AGENTS WANTED 
faction. Write for circular to-day. - 
J. A. BUCK & CO., COHOES, N. Y. 
andiestThi^^ pdrin 
For handling potatoes, onions, all ve^etablem 
^without bruising. Lightest, strongest, inost 
inrable scoop ever sold. Made of one solid piece 
»ent quality steel. Save time and work by using a 
DIAMOND SCOOP FORK 
for handling fine manure, lime, etc. We also make the ap- 
prored Diamond Beet Fork with 7 bail-end tines. Ask 
dealers for them. Farm and Garden Tool Catalogue tree. 
ASHTABULA TOOL CO., ASHTABULA. Ohio. 
Pease’s Sorting Machine. 
For Potatoes, Apples Onions , Etc. 
Adjustable for sorting any size. Every machine warranted durable 
and rapid. Will pay for itself in one week. CAPACITY, 100 BUSHELS 
PER HOUR. We manufacture a fine line of 
Apple Sheers, Choppers and Vegetable Scoops. 
F. B. PEASE, 
Send for Circular. " 510 South Clinton St,., Rochester, N. Y. 
ENSILAGE CUTTER . 1 for Pao ! 0 
Do you expect to put up Ensilage this Fall ? 
If so, the TORNADO will do it better aDd 
faster than aDy other With our Improved 1890 
Carriers or Conveyers tbev make the best 
Ensilage Outfits known UNEQUALED FOR 
DRY CORN FODDER AND HAY. 8rnd for 
catalogue and Free Sample of the TORNA¬ 
DO’S t cork on Corn Fodder and Hay. Also, 
Land Rollers and 
Sweep Horse Powers. 
W. R. HARRISON & CO.,Mrs.,Massillon,0. 
Treatise on Cheap and Practical Silo Building 
mailed FREE. Mention The R. N.-Y. 
QUIT PAYING TOLU 
and get a French Buhr Stone Mill. Grinds any 
kind ofgraln for stock feed, table meal, buckwheat, rye and graham flour for family 
use. Thousands of our mills are In use giving the best satisfaction. Easiest to 
handle. Largest capacity. Less power. It will pay you to get one. 
Send for new book on Mills and sample meal. 
N0RDYKE & MARM0N CO., Flour Mill Builders, 270 Day St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
SELF FEED 
ENSILAGE CUTTER! 
Cut. 88>j> % more th«ui 
regular machine. 
Saves 76% In time. 
Positively feeds itself. 
No pushing to get feed I 
started, and feeds evenly 
saving power. New wide ( 
throat—wide as knives J 
[ are long. New large 
. hood—gives Increased space for cut feed, avoids . 
e-cuttfng. binding, choking, <ftc. Thecutshows^ 
NEW METAL STRIP SWIVEL CARRIER. 
| Has 2 inch steel strips—carries more feed and 
> easier. Works at any angle—any length. 
[ Without extra section at bottom. 1S9S*, 
[catalogue FREE. Prof. Woil’s 
“A Hook on Sllngc” 10e. 
pH£SILVER M’Ffc C0.,i 
ySalem, f 
A)hio .j 
VICTORY p ee( J JflU 
Grinds Corn and Cobs and 
all kinds of Small Grain. 
in four sizes for 2, 4, 
and 10 11. P. Small size 
especially adapted for 
Wind Mill Power. Also 
make Corn Shellers. _ Send 
catalogue and prices. 
TIIO*. ROBERTS, 
MANY A MAN 
has been detered from buying an Ensilage and 
Fodder Cutter because 
his power was not heavy 
enough to 
run one. 
Cuts 4 
different 
Lengths. 
Any length 
of elevator de¬ 
sired, safety fly 
wheel, safety 
treadle lever. 
THE CALE-BALDWIN 
AND BALDWIN 
ENSILAGE and DRV FODDER CUTTERS 
require less power than any similar machine made. 
They cut faster, feed eawler, la»*t longer and have 
advantage ef... REQUIRING LESS POWER. 
Don't buy a cutter until you get our free catalogue 
and prices. We will nave you inaney. 
THE BELCHER A TAYLOR A. T. CO. 
Box 76, Chicopee Falla, Mass. 
LATEST IMPROVED 
HORSE POWER 
Machines for Threshing and Cleaning Grain. 
l A1so machines for SAWING WOOD, 
with circular and croas-cut 
drag saws. 
Acknowledged 
| by all to be 
The Best 
(regarding easy 
draft, durabil¬ 
ity and quantity of work. 50 page pamphlet free. 
A. W. CRAY’S SONS, It ??” 4 
P. O. Box 80, Middletown Springs, Vt. 
IlflDCC DfiUfCDC THRASHERS 
flUnoE rUvVClfOj and cleaners 
WOOD SAWS. 
One A two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level PUTTCRC 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage v u • • LIlo 
ELLIS KEYSTONEAGR’LWORKS.Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Wlllet, N. Y. 
F. H. BENEDICT. General Agent, McLean, N.Y. 
SHREDDED 
CORN 
FODDER 
Saves 
The 
Whole 
Crop. 
This is the 
Original Shredding 
* Machine. 
Knowing that you are convinced of the great food value of shred¬ 
ded corn fodder and the great Having that shredding produces 
we shall only tell you of how best to prepare it. 
ST. ALBANS F s°h^ R ers 
are especially designed for thin purpose. 
They are a pronounced success. They nhred tauter, 11 ner and 
leave the product in better condition for feeding or baling 
than any other machine made. We prove these statements by those 
experienced in the usape of such machines. We mail Facts 
About 8hredder* FKEK. Wilts for it at once. 
St. Alban* Foundry Go. St. Albana, Vt. 
Jt Dietz Driving Camp f 
0 only claims to be the very best £ 
^ Lamp in existence for driving after ^ 
# nightfall—’tis in the color, volume 0 
and penetration of the light it gives, ^ 
0 and especially desirable because 0 
that light is wind and jolt-proof. 
is also our Complete Catalogue. 
Upon receipt of $3.75 we will £ 
send you (freight prepaid) one of 
these Lamps with bracket for your 
carriage. 
R. E. DIETZ CO., 
Laight Street, New York. 
ESTABLISHED IN 1840. 
¥ 
¥ 
¥ 
¥ 
W First see ’* DIETZ ” on any Lantern or Lamp ^ 
—then i r o ahead. on.^ 
Bii Aii m 
Original Triple Lever Full Circle Press. 
For Power, Lightness and Speed it is the Peerless 
Gem of the Prairie. Strongest and best haler made. 
Capacity from 10 to 15 tons per day. Shipping weight 
under 2 (XX) lbs. Works easy with one or two horses. 
When writing mention The It. N.-Y. 
A HAYCROP 
hd its* value depends upon how 
t is marketed. Baled IIay 
inda a ready market anywhere. 
38 
Style* 
A Sizes. 
it 
EU 
Baling 
make the most even, com- , v 
pact baba. Save freightii! loading full Pvjv;/ a , nn<1 
cars. KaMle»«t and nafcMt to feed. ^• A / / 1 OHer * 
Feed hole 53x30 inches. They are built to last. Require the min¬ 
imum of power. Write for r REE illustrated catalogue. 
COLLINS PLOW CO., 1111 Hampshire St., QUINCY, ILL. 
The “GEM 
” FULL 
CIRCLE 
SS 
Writ* for Catalogue. 
MACHINE. 
GEO. EKTEL CO., Qalaey, IIL 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Sept. 16, 1899. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Those Who Buy Fertilizers.654 
Lime from the Sugar Factories.654 
Value of Orchard Grass. 655 
What Became of the Clover.655 
Grasses for a Marsh.655 
Good Wheat .655 
Thrashing Beans .657 
What to Mix with Fish.657 
Potato-Bug Annihilator.657 
Test the Clover Seed.657 
Potato Diggers .657 
Hope Farm Notes.659 
Suffocating in a Silo.661 
The Best Farmers in Connecticut.665 
• LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Advantages of the Summer Silo.655 
A Fraud in Butter.657 
New York Breeders and Dairymen.665 
The Beef Cattle Question.666 
Illinois Dairymen Combine.666 
Selling Wool in Small Quantities.666 
Guernsey Calves .666 
Save the Rowen Crop.666 
Over-driven Mare Becomes Thick- 
Winded .667 
Chronic Diarrhea and Nasal Catarrh in 
a Ewe .667 
Grease-Heel in a Horse.667 
Wheat Bran or Shorts.667 
Ticks and Texas Fever.667 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A New Cherry Pest. 
The Taylor Blackberry. 
Budded vs. Grafted Trees. 
Grafting Over Baldwin Apples.... 
Apples of Good Quality. 
Nut Trees in Western Michigan.. 
Strawberries for a Succession.... 
Odd-Year Baldwins. 
New Gideon Seedling. 
Early Blackberries . 
Prunlngs . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Mrs. M. V. Slingerland. 
Mrs. Mills’s Economy. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Chapter on Fish Culture. 
A Waterproof Cover. 
Foot Ease . 
Free Passes . 
Side Shows at Fairs. 
Ruralisms . 
Bulletins Boiled Down. 
Editorials . 
Brevities . 
Events of the Week. 
The New York State Fair. 
TV/T 
Among the Marketmen. 
Humorous 
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