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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 7. 1899 
Humorous. 
A current remark—“Guess I’ll make 
some jelly .”—Philadelphia Record. 
The fellow who thinks to corner wool 
is apt to get worsted. —Philadelphia 
Record. 
Wig: “Jones says that he can read a 
woman like a book.” Wag: “Yes; but 
he can’t shut her up like one.”— Phila¬ 
delphia Record. 
“For once I’m going to have my own 
weigh,” she said, as she stepped on the 
scale and deposited a penny in the slot. 
—Golden Days. 
“Is Tommie any relation of yours?” 
asked a gentleman of Bobbie. “He has 
the same name as yours.” “Yes,” said 
Bobbie. “His Papa married my Mam¬ 
ma .”—Credit Lost. 
Little Tompkins (on his dignity): 
“Marie, I’ve been a good husband to you 
all these years. Have been patient and 
have put up with every humiliation, but 
(fiercely) the worm has turned at last 
—you shall not have my son’s trousers 
cut down for me !”—Credit Lost. 
“It looks like rain to-day,” said the 
affable milkman, as he dumped the reg¬ 
ular quart into the pitcher. "It always 
does,” said the woman. And the milk¬ 
man drove off 4 wondering why some 
people take such gloomy views of every¬ 
thing.— Answers. 
“Do you make much out of your ap¬ 
ples?” asked the visitor. “Oh, pretty 
considerable,” answered the farmer; 
“but I’ve got a son up in the town who 
makes more out of the apples in a month 
than I make the whole season.” “A 
farmer, is he?” “No; he’s a doctor. I’m 
talking about green apples now.”— 
Yonkers Statesman. 
Little Mary had never been to church 
before. She was very much impressed 
by everything she saw and heard. One 
thing she couldn’t understand was that 
the person who did all the work, viz., 
the clergyman, got nothing for doing it, 
while others who had been simply lis¬ 
tening to him came ’round for the 
money. This seemed to little Mary de¬ 
cidedly unfair. When Mary got home 
her mother questioned her. “And what 
was the text, darling?” she asked. “Oh,” 
replied little Mary promptly, “it was, 
‘Many are cold, but few are frozen!’”— 
Pick-Me-Up. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BESI 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealer* 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Orange & Farmers' 
Alliance. Low prices will snrprlse you. Write for Samples 
\ W. INOERSOLL, 346 {>lymouth St., Brooklyn. N. \ 
FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER. 
THU FINEST 
TEAS®COFFEES 
At One-Half Price are our only inducements. 
No Presents No Discounts 
tutlons, and large consumers. Try the goods before 
paying for them. Full particulars free. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTINC TEA CO.. 
P. O. Box 290 (Dept. B), New York, N. Y. 
NO USELESS GEARS 
to absorb and waste power. 
It ia a simple, direct grind¬ 
er, of large capacity and 
requires small power. The 
ELECTRIC Kit 
cuts, crushes and grinds 
ear com and all small 
grain, converting the 
whole into fine or coars 
feed, aooording to adjustment Meets the demand for auood mill at a 
fair price. Circulars free. Electric Wheel Co.Box 88> Quincy,Ill. 
thb 
mill 
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 
Length.. 
Any length 
of elevator de¬ 
sired, safety fly¬ 
wheel, safety 
treadle lever. 
THE CALE-BALDWIN 
AND BALDWIN 
ENSILACE and DRV FODDER CUTTERS 
require less power than any similar machine made. 
They eut faster, feed canter, last longer and have 
advantage of... REQUIRING LESS POWER. 
Don’t buy a cutter until you get our free catalogue 
and prices. \Ve will save you money. 
THE BELCHER Sc TAYLOR A. T. CO. 
Box ?5, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
WIND WORKS WONDERS 
In our New Feed and Ensilage Cutter, 
BUZZARD 
It cuts and shreds all 
kinds of dry and green 
fodder and elevates it 
to any desired height 
through a Pnciinint- 
le Tube, doing ayvay 
with old style eleva¬ 
tor. No sprockets, no 
link belts, elevator 
buckets, wob, slats, 
Ac. to get out of order. 
Made of heavy cast¬ 
ings. Solid as a rock; 
true as a die. Cuts 
various lengths. No . _ ._ 
limit to capacity. Interchangeable without removing 
cylinder. You can’t get it out of true. Lxamineitat 
your dealers’ or write us for descriptive circulars. 
DICKS AGRICULTURAL WORKS, BOX 27. CANTON, OHIO. 
ISA FACT 
that the heat results in feeding stock 
of any kind are attained with ground 
feed. To grind feed most success¬ 
fully requires 
SCIENTIFIC 
Grinding Mills. 
They have largest possible capa¬ 
city with minimum power. 
Crush and grind corn, husk eon 
and all, and all smallgrain singly 
or mixed. Have self-sharpening 
plates. Free—Catalog R. 
rnne ua; rn CneinirlteM flhln 
For 
Steam 
and 
Horse 
Power. 
m ross 
ENSILACE 
MACHINERY 
'cuts ensilage, corn fod¬ 
der, hay ana other rough- 
age and shred fodder for 
teed and cut straw for baling and bedding. They 
have a reputation for high quality in material, con¬ 
struction, capacity and working ability Send for 
Catalogue No. 18 The E. W. Ross Co., Springfield, 0. 
o 
STAR 
GET TWICE THE FEED. 
Corn and other grains double in 
feeding value when properly 
ground. This is not our claim 
simply, but the experience of 
eoe ‘ 
feeders, farmers and others. 
Star Feed Grinders 
ear corn dry, damp or frozen, also 
singly or mixed. It never 
Shortest sweep made. Also a 
line of Steam Power Mills. 
Depot 8t., New Lexington, O. 
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 saving that shredding produces 
we shall only tell you of how best to prepare It. 
ST. ALBANS ^re?d^/ers 
arc especially designed lor 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 Facts 
About Shredders FREE. Write for it at once. 
St. Albans Foundry Co. St. A!bane, Vt. 
CUT BEETS, 
MANGELS, 
Turnips, Carrots, 
and all other roots ami | 
vegetables for stock feed¬ 
ing. CUT FINE. 
Choking 
Impossible. 
Run easy, have self feeder. , 
separate <lirt from eut feed. 
Five sizes, hand and power. 
O. £. THOMPSON A SONS, 
Yp.llitntl, Mtcb. 
Largest Root Cutter makers 
in the world. Catalogue free. 
BOWSHER MILLS 
(■eld *Uh or with oat Elevator.! 
For Every Variety of Work. 
Have conical shaped grinders.Dlfferent 
from all others. Handiest to operate and 
LICHTEST RUNNINC. 
Have them in 7 sizes—2 to 25 horse 
power. One style for windwheel use. 
(Also make Sweep Feed Grinders.) 
P. N. BOWSHER CO., South Bend,Ind. 
THIS GRINDER 
' IS THE KELLY DUPLEX 
Duplex means that it has a double set of 
grinding plates or burrs. That means 
that it is thefustest grinder linide.— do- 
f ing double the work of any mill of similar 
_size. Requires only light power. 
CRUSHES AND GRINDS 
\ jj\ | Ear Corn, Cob, Husk and All. 
I Grinds cotton seed and all grains 
14 single or mixed. Makes coarse, me- 
_j_. .. , ■ ■,:„! vudium or flue feed as desired and to 
t me requirements ot the animal to be fed. Simple, 
age to operate, durable. Send for free Catalog No. 8? 
he 0. S. Kelly Mfg. Co., Iowa City, Ia. and Springfield, 0. 
WHEN SELECTING A CUTTER OR SHREDDER, 
we invite you to get a catalogue of 
Wilder’s Ensilage Machinery 
Machines with Self-Feed Tables. ^^Swivel or Straight Carriers, 
Front-Cut or Cylinder Machines, Shredders or Splitters. 
OUR PLAN of SELLING will please you. Write to 
J. K. WILDER & SONS, Monroe, Michigan. 
Victor Feed Mills 
AND HORSE-POWERS COMBINED 
For Grinding from 12 to 60 bushels per hour of 
Corn and Cob and Small Grain, and furnish¬ 
ing Power for Feed Cutters, Saws, etc. 
Send for 12th Annual Catalogue showing full line of 
Feed Mills, Horse-Powers, 
Sawing Machines, Jacks. 
The J. H. McLAIN COMPANY, Canton, Ohio. 
CUT AND SHRED 
With the WOLVEKINE Cutter 
and Shredder. Knives and cutting* 
bar selected oil tempered tool steel. Cut¬ 
ting bar has 4 cutting edges; when one edge 
dulls simply turn it over and get a new sharp 
edge; that makes the life of this machine four 1 
times greater than the old style. Shredder head made of saw steel. 
Interchangeable with knife head. Safety fly wheel. Stop 
feed lever. Adjustable knife and shredder head. Made in 13 
sizes. Largest cuts a ton in 5 minutes. Swivel Carrier. 
SNAPPING RHII^ to suap off the ears, are furnished on three sizes 
briArnUb nULLb of 8hr * ddera wil hout any extra cost. 
R1|NC FA^vIPR cuts faster, lasts longer tl’ian any other machine 
_ ! made. Prices low. We have no agents. 
TRYTHEM-if not as we say, return them at our expense. 
HRINniNfi Mil I 63 kinds of Sweep, Belt and Geared Mills for 
unmuinu WILLS 2 lo iJ5 H p for grinding ear corn and all other 
grain fine or coarse. Price sweep mills $14.50 and up. 
PflRN QHFI I FR*t 19 sizes and kinds for hand or power. Hand 
uunn oiiLLLLno s}lt lli r 90c . 1 . hulo teller with pulley tor 
hand or power $5.50; self-feed sheller shells 500 bu. a day. 
DHU/FDQ l h Tread, withgovernor, $58. 2-h $77. 3-h $103. 
run LflO 2_h Sweep. $*.>4.90; 4-h $34.75 ;6-h $36.95 ;8-h $51.‘25 
A full line Feed Cook era, Hobs, Cutter*, lilaukets* 
Kobe*. Send for FItEE fall catalogue giving latest prices. 
Marvin Smith Co., 55 N. Jefferson St., C-16, Chicago, Ill, 
The Most Up=to=date Silo 
Smalley 
Cutter on Earth. 
SMALLEY CUTTERS For 1899 
are more complete than ever before. They will 
be furmsned, if desired, with Patent Automatic 
Self-Feed, increasing capacity greatly and 
diminishing labor of feeding nearly ONE 
HALF. Four sizes, Ifos. 16, 18, 20 and 26. 
If your dealer don't handle them, write for 99 Catalogue 
and get SPECIAL Introiluction PRICES on tlie 
SMALLEY LINE COMPLETE. 
• Yankee Silo Sense —our latest Silo booklet, ex Gov. 
TT„ U r,t a Views—mailed free to auv one naming this 
Patented 
1899. 
SMALLEY MFG. COMPANY, Sole Makers, MANITOWOC, WIS. 
the “HOOVER’’ DIGGER 
DICS 
POTATOES 
Rapid Clean 
id Cheap. 
By mentioning this 
paper you can get 
illustrated book free. 
end 
HOOVER, PR0UT & CO. Avery, Ohio. 
The "OEM 
” FULL 
CIRCLE 
BALING 
PRESS 
MACHINE. 
Write for Catalogue. GEO. EKTEL CO., Qnlnoy, IIL 
CHARTER GASOLINE ENGINE 
Any Plaoe 
By Any One 
For Any Purpose 
Stationaries, Portables, 
JUngines and Pumps. 
State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling. III. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer A 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St., 8yracuse,N.Y. 
DAM’S ^PORTABLE CORN CRIBS.! 
vv Two styles , 
Four sizes each, 
Adam’s No. 1 Crib, 
The best made. 1 
Adam’s No, 2 Crib * 
for One Cent per < 
bushel. Ask your < 
dealer for them or , 
write 
W. J. ADAM, J 
Cheap and Convenient. joliet, ills. , 
BURR-i?ON S E FEED MILLS 
We offer you the beat mill on the market 
at such a low figure that it will pay you to 
write us. Our mills have been on the mar¬ 
ket 50 years. They are the best 
constructed, least compli- 
fastest grinding 
yet produced. Mills 
sent on approval. Prices 
cover freight. Send for Illus¬ 
trated catalogue. Address, 
LKONAKI) I). HARRISON, 
St.* New Haven,Conn. 
unocc DflllfCDC thrashers 
nUlfdC ruff CfiOp and cleaners 
WOOD SAWS. 
One A two-horse rhrasmng uattus. Level PHTTCRQ 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage VU I I LI10 
ELLIS KEYSTONE AGR’L WORKS, Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINK, General Agent, Willet, N. Y. 
F. H. BENEDICT. General Agent, McLean, N.Y 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New Yorker, Qctober 7, 1899. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Grass Nitrogen . 702 
A Silo Revival In Ohio.702, 703 
“Nitrogen” and “Ammonia”.703 
What Fertilizer in the South.704 
Treatment for Cow Peas.704 
Correspondence Course in Agriculture...701 
Selection of Seed Corn.706 
Hope Farm Notes.707 
The Uses of a Potato Sorter.713 
Here and There.713 
LIVE STOCK* AND DAIRY. 
The Hen Feeds the Farm.701, 702 
Farm Ice Cream.705 
A Skunk Farm.705 
Ranch Methods in Maine.713 
Judging Dishorned Cattle.714 
Call' Cows .714 
Known by Her Shape.714 
Milk-Giving Males .715 
Rape for the Shepherd.715 
White Crested Ducks.715 
Hard Milker .715 
Holstein Notes .715 
HORTICULTURAL, 
Packing Apples in Boxes..702 
High-Class Jersey Melons.703 
A Succession of Pears.704 
Grafting on Old Apple Trees.704 
Apples for New York City Trade.704 
Propagating the Columbian Raspberry...704 
Strawberry Mulch .705 
Fall-Fruiting Strawberries .706 
Hybrid Geranium, Flashlight.706 
A New Idea.706 
Wild Gooseberries .706 
New Jersey Melons.706 
American Pomological Society. Part III.709 
American Institute Fair.709 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.. 
Pickles and Relishes. 
A Scholastic Courtship. 
The Letter that Never Came. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Top or Butt End for Posts. 
Freight Discrimination . 
Non-Resistant Farmers . 
New Money Order. 
A Fish Story. 
Well or Spring Water. 
Legal Vinegar . 
Ruralisms . 
Bulletins Boiled Down. 
Westchester County Fair. 
Editorials ... 
Brevities . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits. 
Among the Marketmen. 
Humorous . 
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711 
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702 
705 
705 
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