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THE RURAL'NEW-YORKER: 
September 30, 1899 
NEW 20TH CENTURY 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
S EPTEMBER FIRST marked another great advance 
in centrifugal cream separation with the introduction 
of the Improved 20th CENTURY “Baby” or 
“ Dairy” sizes of De Laval Cream Separators, possessing 
increased capacities and still greater efficiency. 
NEW STYLES, CAPACITIES AND PRICES. 
Old Style “Hollow-Bowl” Baby No. 1, 150 lbs., 
Old Style “Strap” Humming-Bird, - 175 lbs., 
Improved “Crank” Humming-Bird, 
Improved Iron-Stool Baby No. 1, - 
Improved Iron-Stool Baby No. 2, - 
Improved Higli-Frame Baby No. 2, 
Improved Higli-Frame Baby No. 3, 
Improved Dairy Steam-Turbine, 
225 lbs., 
325 lbs., 
450 lbs., 
450 lbs., 
850 lbs., 
850 lbs., 
S50.00 
50.00 
65.00 
100.00 
125.00 
125.00 
200.00 
225.00 
Send for “New Century 99 catalogue. 
The De Laval Separator Co. 
- Western Offices: 
Randolph & Canal Sts. 
CHICAGO. 
General Offices: 
74 CORTLANDT STREET, 
NEW YORK. 
Branch Offices: 
1102 Arch Street, 
PHILADELPHIA. 
Humorous. 
When the Summer sun Is slowly scorching 
down behind the crest 
Of grim and rugged woodsy hills which 
stand out in the West, 
The artist paints the milking scene, but, 
as a rule, somehow, 
He gets the rustic lady on the wrong side 
of the cow. 
—New York Evening World. 
“Do you think Barnum went to 
Heaven?” “Well, I don’t know; they 
say oe had the best show on earth.”— 
Life. 
“Don’t tell me you won’t,” said an 
East Side citizen to his five-year-old 
daughter. “Well, Papa, what must I 
say when I mean I won’t ?”—Ohio State 
Journal. 
Mrs. Winn: “Wouldn’t you like to see 
my new hat, John?” Mr. Winn (sur¬ 
prised): “Um—why—y—yes.” Mrs. W.: 
“So would I, dear. Give me $14 and I’ll 
show you one .”—Philadelphia Bulletin. 
Mrs. Nosey: “I understand from Miss 
Jokose that your doctor is no gentle¬ 
man.” Mrs.Pashence: “Yes; that’s true.” 
“Oh, my! Tell me about it. What did 
he-” “She’s a lady doctor .”—Credit 
Lost. 
“This ‘Gates Ajar’ design is a hand¬ 
some one,” said the tombstone man. “It 
is just what I want,” said the widow. 
“He never shut a door in all our married 
life without being told .”—Indianapolis 
Journal. 
Mistress: “The master found fault 
with your cooking to-day, Jane.” Cook: 
“I don’t take any notice of ’im, mum; 
it’s his blessed nature to find fault. 
Ain’t he always finding fault with you?” 
— News-Letter. 
The Stay'-at-Home: “Was it hot in 
the Philippines?” The Soldier: “Hot! 
Why, actually, if you wanted your steak 
rare you had to keep it on ice until five 
minutes before dinner. Even then it 
ENSILAGE CUTTER.'forPm ! 0 
Do you expect to put up Ensilage this Fall ? 
If so, the TORNADO Trill do It better and 
faster than any other. With our Improved 1899 
Carriers or Conveyers they make the best 
Ensilage Outfits known. UNEQUALED FOR 
DRY CORN FODDER AND HAY. Bend for 
catalogue and Free Sample of the TORNA¬ 
DO’S work on Com Fodder and Hay. Also, 
Land Rollers and 
Sweep Horse Powers. 
W. R. HARRISON & CO.,Mfrs.,Massillon,0. 
Treatise on Cheap and Practical Silo Building 
mailed FREE. Mention The R. N.-Y. 
would sometimes be scorched before you 
got through eating it .”—San Francisco 
Examiner. 
Beggar: “Will you please give me six¬ 
pence, sir? I’m on my way home to 
die.” Gentleman (handing him the 
.money): “I don’t mind giving you six¬ 
pence for so worthy a purpose as this, 
but your breath smells horribly of whis¬ 
ky.” “I know it does, sir; whisky’s 
what’s killing me .”—London Topical 
Times. 
“My son,” said the metropolis man. 
“makes mountains out of molehills.” 
“Hanged if I don’t wish my son would 
do it,” ejaculated Farmer Hardacre. 
“I’ve got all kinds of mole hills aroun’ 
this plantation, an’ if they were only 
mountains I’d have no trouble in getting 
the house clean full of Summer board¬ 
ers .”—Chicago Ncics. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealert 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Grange & Farmers' 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Sampler 
\ W. INGERS0I.L, 346 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. I 
FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER. 
TX3C3E3 FINEST 
TEAS -COFFEES 
At One-Half Price are our only inducements. 
No Presents Farmers, lnsti- No Discounts 
tutlons, and large consumers. Try the goods before 
pay ing for them. Full particulars free. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTINC TEA CO.. 
P, O. Box 290 (Dept. B), Neiv York, N. Y. 
■inner nnufCDC thrashers 
nUlfoEL rU n End) and cleaners 
WOOD SAWS. 
One* two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level fMITTCRQ 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage 1 • *-itO 
ELLIS KEYSTONE AGR’LWORKS.PottstOwn, Pa 
■,' sw sr L. MAINE, General Agent, Willet, N. Y. 
cJi\ H. BENEDICT, General Agent, McLean, N.Y. 
andics tThin^^parm 
lfc For handling potatoes, onions, all vegetables# 
without braising. Lightest, strongest, most 
^ durable scoop ever sold. Made of one solid piece 
of best quality steel. Save time and work by using a 
DIAMOND SCOOP FORK 
for handling fine mannre, lime, etc. We also make the ap- 
•roved Diamond ISeet Fork, with 7 ball-end tines. Ask 
eaters for them. Farm and Garden Tool Catalogue free. 
ASHTABULA TOOL CO.. ASHTABULA. Ohio. 
AGood Farm Engine 
pays for Itself in many ways. The con¬ 
venience of an ever-ready power for cut¬ 
ting and grinding feed, 
threshing, shelling corn, 
separating cream, pumpln 
water, sawing wood, etc., 
appreciated by all. Then, too, 
It you have the power you may 
make a great deal of money 
by grinding feed for your 
nolgnbors. We make 
UPRIGHT and 
HORIZONTAL 
ENGINES 
with STEEL BOILERS 
from 3 H. P. up, both sta¬ 
tionary and portable. We 
believe them to be the best all-around farm engines 
made. You will agree with us when you read our Book 
on Engines and Boilers, sent FREE to Intending 
buyers. Prices reasonable. 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO. Box , 0 . Springfield, 0. 
CHARTER GASOLINE ENGINE 
Any Plaoe 
By Any One 
For Any Purpose 
Stationarie*, Portable*. 
Engine* and Ptwnp*. 
State yonr Power Needs. 
Charter Oas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer* 
BoschertPre6sCo.,118 West Water St., Syracuse,N.Y. 
The “GEM” S 
SHREDDED 
CORN 
FODDER 
This is the 
Original Shredding 
Machine. 
Saves 
The 
Whole 
Crop. 
MACHINE. 
Writ, for Catalogue. GEO. ERTEL CO., Quincy, lit. 
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. 
Knowing that you are convinced of the great food value of shred¬ 
ded corn fodder and the great saving that shredding produces 
we shall only tell you of how best to prepare it. 
ST.ALBANS ^SHRED^JERS 
are especially designed for this purpose. 
They are a pronounced success. They shred faster, liner 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 usage of such machines. We mail Facta 
A noil t Shredder* FREE. Write for it at once. 
St, Albans Foundry Co. St. Albans, Vt. 
THE CALE-BALDWIN 
AND BALDWIN 
ENSILAGE and DRY FODDER CUTTERS 
require less power than any similar machine made. 
They cut faster, feed easier, last longer and have 
advantage of... REQUIRING LESS POWER. 
Don’t buy a cutter until you get our free catalogue 
and prices. We will save you money- 
THE BELCHER & TAYLOR A. T. CO. 
Box ?6, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
SELF FEED 
ENSILAGE CUTTER 
Cuts 88%% more than 
regular machine. 
Save, 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 
I hood—gives increased space for cut feed, avoids. 
re-cutting, binding, choking, &c. The cut shows 1 
; NEW METAL STRIP SWIVEL CARRIER. 
| Has 2 inch steel strips—carries more feed and 
• easier. Works at any angle-any length. - ‘ 
I Withoutextrasectionat bottom. 1899 , 
;catalogue FREE. Prof. Woll’s 
“A Hook on Silage” 10c. 
SILVER M’F’G C0.,i 
l Salem, 
Alhio. 
Stock Feeders, 
Dairymen and Farmers 
who know the economy and value of ground feed should 
look Into the merits of these 
Scienlific G Wl D l's N . G 
They 
Grind. 
They 
Last. 
Being double action and trlpple geared they grind 
fast nnd easy. Crush and grind ear corn. and all small 
grains singly or mixed. Special attachment forgrinding 
Milo Maize and Kaffir Corn. Supply power for other 
purposes while grinding. Other styles horse and 
steam. Get our Catalogue R, before you buy. 
The Foos Mfg. Co., Springfield, Ohio. 
GRIND 
YOUR CRAIN 
AT HOME 
and save the toll. You have the 
horses.we have the power and 
mill. Thousands of thei 
PEERLESS MILLS 
are now In use. They work 
FAST, FINE, EASY. 
Make family meal or feed. 
Wanted Everywhere, 
prices, Ac., free. 
W. J. ADAM, JOLIET, ILL. 
Feed Mill 
Grinds Corn and Cobs and 
all kinds of Small Grain. 
in four sizes for 2, 4, 
8 and 10 11. P. Small size 
especially adapted for 
Wind Mill Power. Also 
make Corn Shelters. _ Send 
catalogue aud prices. 
TIIOS. ROBERTS, 
P. O. Box !*2, HpringUeld, O. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Sept. 30, 1899. 
FARM TOPICS. 
“What’s the Matter With Kansas?”_685 
Potato Beetles and Tubers.686 
Melons and Deer.686 
Potato Growing in Kansas. Part II_686 
Wool Waste for Corn.687 
Fall Plowing, Muriate or Sulphate.689 
Curing Pea-Vine (Cow Pea) Hay.689 
How Much Bordeaux Mixture per Acre.689 
What Causes Potato Scab.689 
Straw, Lime and Fertilizers.6SU 
Hope Farm Notes.691 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Oleo in Michigan.68F 
“Educating the Cow”.687 
Partial Luxations of Patella in a Colt..689 
The Condensed-Milk War.697 
The True Situation.697 
Plan for Hoghouse.698 
Facts About Sheep.698 
Pumping Milk into Cows.69h 
Cuts from Barbed Wire.699 
Good Cattle in Illinois.699 
Pure Butter Protective Association.699 
Running Water and Cream.699 
Scraps .699 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Black-Knot .686 
Flowers for Snowtime.687 
Handling Raspberries .68:7 
Lightning and Grapes.687 
The Bismarck Apple.68S 
Bud Variation .6> ' 
Fruits for the South.688 
Black Spots on Peaches.688 
Trees Girdled by Mice.68S 
Raspberries and Japan Plums.688 
Spraying with Crude Petroleum.689 
The Bush Lima Beans.690 
The Chenille Plant.690 
Herbaceous Phloxes .690 
The Taylor Blackberry.690 
Rathbun Blackberry .O'O 
Hardy Roses .690 
American Pomological Society. Part 11.693 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.694 
Canning Tomatoes .694 
Cider Jelly .694 
Viewed with Practiced Eyes.695 
Rural Recipes .695 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Why Wind Prevents Frost. 
The* Work of Falling Water 
A Knowing Bird. 
Water from a Spring. 
Ruralisms . 
Bulletins Boiled Down. 
Editorials . 
Brevities .' 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Among the Marketmen. 
Humorous . 
.686 
.686 
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