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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 1, 1898 
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Humorous. 
“ How would you like to try Maud 
Muller’s occupation ?” “ What was it ? ’ 
“ Husbandry.”— Life. 
“ Does your son worry you by con¬ 
tracting'debts ?” “He doesn’t contract 
debts—he expands them.”— Chicago Rec¬ 
ord. 
“Mamma, 1 dess you'll have to turn 
thehoseon me.” “ Why, dear ?” “’Tause 
I’ve dot my ’tockings on wrong side out.” 
—Chicago Tribune. 
“Nothing serious, I hope?” asked the 
cyclist as he contemplated the prostrate 
form of his victim. “Oh, no,” said the 
doctor. “ Just a little run down ; that’s 
all. ” — Pick-Me-Up. 
“I think baby will be a politician,” 
said Mr. Youngpop, as he removed the 
third tack from his offspring’s mouth ; 
“he is a natural tax collector.”— Credit 
Lost. 
Constant Header: We submitted to 
the agricultural editor your query, “What 
is the proper side to milk a cow on ?” He 
replied unhesitatingly: “The outside.” 
—Philadelphia Record. 
“ Paw ! Say, Paw !” little Johnny be¬ 
gan. “ Now, what do you want ?” asked 
his suffering father, with the emphasis on 
the “now.” “Will my hair fall olf when 
it’s ripe, like yours ?”—Cincinnati En- 
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Moreover, no further expenditure will be necessary, and 
the cost of operation will scarcely be perceptible. 
THE IMPROVED 
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The entire truth about the separator question is 
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PRICES, $ 75.00 and up. Farm and dairy sizes. 
Agents wanted in every town and county where 
we have none. Write us. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE C0 M Bellows Falls, Yt. 
quiver. 
“May I ask what is going on in the 
village ?” asked the observant stranger. 
“We’re celebrating the birthday of the 
oldest inhabitant, sir," replied the native. 
“She’s 101 to-day, sir.” “And tell me, 
pray, who is that little man with the 
dreadfully sad countenance who walks 
by the old lady’s side?” “That’s her 
son-in-law, sir. He’s been keepin’ up her 
life insurance for the last BO years. ”— Tit- 
IS OSE whose methods are right. He’s on the 
way to wealth. | n |k| A f \ FARM 
Such men use the | r\ VJ Pi A VJI El AND 
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most in wages, work and t ime. One of them, the^ 
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plest, strongest, safest and 
most saving tool of the kind 
ever devised. Does perfect work 
as a seed drill, double-wheel hoe, 
cultivator, plow and rake. A whole 
tool house of itself. Send for the 
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BATEMAN MFG. CO., It ox 108 Urenloeh, N. i. 
Corn 
responds readily to proper fer¬ 
tilization. 
Larger crops, fuller ears and 
larger grain are sure to result 
from a liberal use of fertilizers 
containing at least 7% actual 
Potash 
Our books are free to farmers. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
Nitrate of Soda 
is the best and cheapest form 
in which you can buy nitrogen 
(or ammonia). It is also the 
most soluble and available 
form in which nitrogen can 
be applied as food for plants. 
You can mix it yourself with 
other materials in just the 
correct proportion for the 
particular crop to which you 
wish to apply it. You cannot 
raise good crops without nit¬ 
rogen in some form. Why 
not use the best—Nitrate ? 
A 40-page book, “Food for Plants.” 
r 1 CC Tells all about mixing aud using 
fertilizers. Please ask for it. 
Bits. 
Mountainside Farm’s 
HERDS and FLOCKS 
the property of the 
Estate of Theodore A. Havemeyer, 
will be sold by auction at 
Mountainside Farm, Mahwah, N. J., 
JANUARY 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1898. 
PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, 
has received instructions to sell as 
above stated, all of the 
Cattle, Horses, Sheep Poultry 
of this great 
BREEDING AND DAIRY ESTABLISHMENT. 
180 Registered Jersey Cattle. 
20 Registered Simmenthal Cattle. 
20 Registered Normandy Cattle. 
150 Crossbred "umals. 
130 South r Sheep. 
25 Horse' on the Farm. 
A large assortment ..-oughbred Poultry. 
Catalogues in due i 
PETER C. KI 
107 
iirnished by 
if}, Auctioneer, 
Street, New York. 
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or Watch, Clock, or Toilet Set, 
with 20 pounds COCKATOO TB AS 
and a handsome present with 
every pound. Great Inducement*. 
Send for our new Illustrated 
premium and price list. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA C MPANY, 
31 and 33 Vesey 8t., New York. P. O. Box 289. 
$1 Raisin Seeder for 50c. 
Postpaid. Before this we sold 
to jobbers for 50e., and waited 90 
days for our pay. They sold you 
for $1 cash. Send us the order 
now, and we will save you half 
the price. Guaranteed to seed one 
pound of raisins in five minutes. 
Simple to use, easy to clean. 
Special Terms to Agents. 
EASTON SPECIALTY MFG.CO , 
04 Federal Street. Boston. Mass. 
DRY c 
FODDER 
CUTTING 
thing PAYS SO WfiLL 
the Stock or Dairy farm, 
i make the largest line of 
;ting Machinery on Earth. 
MALLEY MEG. CO., 
Manitowoc, YVis. 
Stir the Earth 
You can do it best, easiest, quickest with a “ Planet Jr.” 
'No. 8 Horse Hoe. It pulverizes the earth in a scientific 
'way, kills the weeds, lets the air and moisture in, makes the 
zeropgrow. It’sa cultivator as well as a lioe; does either kind 
'of work equally well. If you till your farm or garden with 
gy ‘ Planet Jr. ” tools, you will be surprised at the decrease in w 
j >/and the increase in profit. There is a score of these machines, 
'any one of which will do as much as five or six good men 
/and do it better. The latest ideas in modern farming 
'are plainly set forth in the” Planet Jr.” Book for 1898. 
'Mailed free. 
s. I.. ALLEN «fc CO., 1107 Market St., Phllnda. 
THOMPSON’S BANNER.. 
ROOT 
CUTTE 
HAND 
and 
POWER 
Turns all roots and vegetables into FIX E STOCK 
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Shaking Orate takes out all dirt; saves the knives; 
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HARRISON’S BURR-STONE 
GRINDING MILLS 
are the best constructed, least complicated 
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market 50 years. At the World s 
Columbian Exposition ir 
1893 they received the 
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Rend 2c. stamp for 40p. lll’d 
Catalog.Mills scuton approval. 
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ftew llavpn, Conn. 
PEERLESS GRINDERS 
G rind all grains single or mixed 
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Other farm implements and 
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STEVENS M’F’C CO. 
JOLIET, ILL. 
FULL VALUE 
THEY 
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SCIENTIFIC ^l n s d,ng 
Thev crush corn cob and all & grind it and all 
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THE FOOS MFG CO., Springfield, 0. 
FODQJER CUTTER with Corn Stalk Crusher 
Tr ead Powers for 1,2, 3 and 4 horser, 
tither level or regular tread; Sweep 
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_ Shelters, 
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I I ills,steel and 
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cultivators, 
_ •washing mi* 
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amd catalogue. 8. 8. ME88INGEK A SON, Tatumy, Pa. 
his MILL Does 
all kinds of work fine; on fee 
set of grindera without injuring 
them. Handles corn and cob, 
rye, barley, oats and screenings. 
It’s different from all others. 
(A Iso make 6 sizes Belt Power Mills 
2 to 25 H. P.) 
P.N.BOWSHER CO. So. Bend,Ind 
FOR $2.00 We Will 
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m BUCKEYE 
FEED MILLS 
grind ear corn cob 
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all kinds of small grain 
either single or mixed. 
They are of sj>ecial 
value to dain'mea 
and feeders. The 
COMBINED 
POWER is a great 
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Staver Ca 
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Better 
Hade 
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Disc Harrows, Lever 
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Write for Delivery Prices 
and Catalogue. 
EMPIRE MFG. CO , 
62 River St.,Rock Falls,III 
S. M. HARRIS, MORETON FARM (p. O.) N. Y. 
IT’S NOT 
ECONOMY 
to feed the grain 
whole, nor to pay toll 
to have feed and 
family meal ground. 
Do your own grind¬ 
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FRENCH BUHRSTONE MILLS 
Fully Guaranteed. 
Built to last. Do fine work. Little power. Grind 
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KOUDVKB it MAHJ10N t0.,3;»llay St.,Indianapolis, Ind. 
Cyclone A GRASS & 
J&GRAIN 
Is simple, strong and durable, 
sows all kinds of seeds per¬ 
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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Jan. 1, 1898. 
FARM TOPICS. 
From Wheat to Fruit.2, 3 
The Story of a Run-Down Farm. 3 
Middlemen and Potatoes.*. 4 
Cheap Wood Ashes; When to Use. 5 
“ Doctoring ” Seed Corn. 7 
Hope Farm Notes. 15 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY'. 
The Fox Terrier Dog. 1 
The Dairy Heifer’s Start. 2 
Balanced Ration from Home-Grown Fodder.. .4, 5 
Thrush and Lameness in Horse. 5 
Garget in One Quarter of Udder. 5 
Indigestion and Skin Disease in Cows. 5 
A Case of Bloody Milk. 5 
Brief History of Red-Polled Cattle. 5 
Some Bright Scrubbed Stock. 7 
New York State Dairymen’s Association.... 14, 15 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Peach Yellows.3, 4 
Protection for Orchard Trees. 4 
Making a Three-Bodied Nut Tree. 5 
New Trees in Old Orchards; Jonathan Apple.. 5 
Coleus in the House.11 
Roses for Cemetery Planting.11 
Violet Disease.11 
The Goldflow^r. 11 
Anemone Chrysanthemums.11 
Seasonable Notes. 11 
Ontario Fruit Growers’ Association.13 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 10 
Country Girls’ Opportunities. 10 
Desirable Ways of Cooking Chicken. 10 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Forms of Homemade Windmills. 4 
A Judgment Affects Wife’s Interests. 5 
Ruralisms. 6 , 7 
Down With the Tramp Hunter. 7 
Editorials. 8 
Brevities. 8 
Among the Marketmen. 9 
Cut and Shredded. 9 
Business Bits. 9 
Science from the Stations.12 
Hindsight.13 
Markets.'.... 13 
Humorous...... 16 
