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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 8, 1898 
Humorous. 
Dickie, did you get anything on 
Christmas besides skates?” “Yes'm; 
got th’ croup.”— Chicago Record. 
“ What engaging manners Miss Hobbs 
has!” “I don’t think so; she has re¬ 
fused me three times.”— Chicago Record. 
Ci.auhk : “ What do you consider the 
proper time for marrying ?” Miss Maude: 
“ The first time you’re asked.”— New Yorlt 
Herald. 
“What did old Crusty say to the de¬ 
mand for shorter hours ?” “ He said the 
harder we worked the shorter the hours 
would seem.”— Puck. 
Mu. Oldboy : “ I am a self-made man, 
sir. I began life as a barefoot boy.” 
Kennard: “ Well, I wasn’t born with 
shoes on, either.”— Glasgow Mail. 
“Youii horse has only one fault; it 
halts at every tavern. Do you stop in 
front of all such places?” “No, I al¬ 
ways go inside.”— Flicgende Blatter. 
“ I want,” said the determined-looking 
young man, “ five hundred of the strong¬ 
est cigars I can get hold of.” “ What 
for ?” “ The girl I gave up smoking for 
has gone back on me.”— Philadelphia 
North Americam. 
Aunt Gertbude : “ And what will you 
do when you are a man. Tommy ?” Tom¬ 
my : “ I’m going to grow a beard.” Aunt 
Gertrude: “Why?” Tommy:“Because 
then 1 won’t have nearly so much face 
to wash.”— Pick-Me-Up. 
Mbs. Newlywed : “ I’m going to sprin¬ 
kle a little poison on this piece of angel 
cake and put it where the mice can get 
it; I think it will kill them.” Mr. New¬ 
lywed : “ Why, of course it will! But 
why do you put the poison on it ?”— 
Puck. 
Mattie : “ I’m so sorry, dear, to learn 
that death has robbed you of your favor¬ 
ite poodle. IIow can you ever console 
yourself for this loss ?” Helen (sobbing): 
“ I d-don’t know; b-but I s-suppose I’ll 
have to g-get m-married.”— Pittsburgh 
Chronicle. 
Stern Parent : “So you wish to mar¬ 
ry my daughter, eh ? How are you fixed 
financially?” Young Man: “I haven’t 
much cash, but I have expectations.” 
Stern Parent: “ Yes, of course; but in 
case I should live longer than you ex¬ 
pect, how are you going to support her.” 
—Chicago Neivs. v - 
Housekeeper: “It’s queer that the 
potatoes you bring should be so much 
bigger on the top of the basket than 
they are at the bottom.” Grower : “ P’ta- 
ters, ma’am, is growin’ so fast now thet 
by the time I git a basketful dug the 
last ones is ever so much bigger than the 
fust ones."— Credit Lost. 
“Just as soon as we get a little snow 
or rain, followed by a freeze, with the 
usual accompaniment of glare ice on 
some of the sidewalks and all of the 
coalhole covers. I'll begin to feel natural 
again.” “How so?” “It will remind 
me of the protracted period during which 
I was learning to ride a bicycle.”— Chi¬ 
cago Post. 
TEA SET FREE 
or Watch, Clock, or Toilet Set, 
with 20 pounds COCKATOO TMAB 
and a handsome present with 
every pound. Great Inducements. 
Send for our new Illustrated 
premium and price list. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 and 33 Yesey St., New York. P. O. Box 289. 
Is simple, strong and durable, 
sows all kinds of seeds per¬ 
fectly even, saves % labor, Ri 
of seed. 3U years experience 
(sold cheap), price and circu¬ 
lars free. Address Champion 
Seeder Co., Urbana, Ind. 
FULL VALUE 
Fast Crinding Portable Crist and 
rrrn till | o Vertical Burr Stones 
ILLU MI LLo . in sizes from lfi to 30 
capacity, more than any mill 
the same size. Make also 
Oat Clippers, Engines, Boilers, pumps 
&c. Call for catalogue U. 
AS. KAESTNER & CO. 
Jefferson st., Chicago, Ills. 
On Saturday,March 6,1897, 
this pullet was hatched at Middletown. Orange County, N. Y. 
On Friday, 
August 27, 189T, 
when she was five months ( 
and 21 days old, she hatched j 
out from her own eggs eight i 
little chicks, shown in this* 
photograph. From the time 1 
the mother was hatched, she 1 
was regularly fed on 
Bowkers 
Animal 
and the chicks are scrambling for it likewise. We will send our little hook, 
“ The Egg,” free, and put your name on our list for a souvenir of this “ pre- j 
cocious pullet ” ifyou are interested in poultry. 
THE BOWKER CO., 43 Chatham St., Boston. 
Meal, 
FEED MILLS 
(Sold with or without Elevator .) 
For EVERY VARIETY Of WORK 
Have conical shaped grinders. Differ¬ 
ent from all other mills. Handiest to 
operate and Lightest Running. 
(Also make Sweep Feed Grinders.) 
P.N.BOWSHER CO. South Bend. Ini 
35 BU. AN HOUR 
'with the WOL.VEMINIS. Grinds ear corn and! 
other grain, fine or coarse, new stylej 
burr doubles capacity; guaranteed T 
fastest and easiest running mill? 
made. Three styles sweep mills.? 
Price $18.<W> and up. 42 other? 
styles of Power Mills f 
of grinding. Send for f 
Marvin Smith Co." 
TORNADO | 
Feed and Ensilage 1 
CUTTERS. I 
UNDOUBTEDLY 
The Best Cutter for HAY, 
STRAW, FODDER and 
ENSILAGE is the 
TORNADO. 
Made in 10 sizes, from a small hand-power to a 
large steam-power size. 
Write for Descriptive Catalogue and Sample of Corn Fodder cut and split up on the TORNADO. 
W. R. HARRISON & GO., ■•■uta?hyir« 1 J|a**illon l 0. 
THOMPSON’S 
WHEEL BARROW 
GRASS SEEDER 
Catalogue free. 
O. E. 
Sows all kind9 of Grass Seeds, Clovers, Alfalfa, Orchard 
Grass. Hopper for Wheat, Oats.Rye,etc. Wet,dry or windy 
weather makes no difference. No steaks to set—just follow 
the drill marks. Any boy can run it. Sows 20 to 40 acres a 
day. Weight 40 lbs. It runs so easy and sows so evenly. 
THOMPSON & SONS, 17River St., Vpsilanti, Mich. 
^ IS ONE whose methods are right. He’s on the 
, way to wealth. |nA|J Apr FARM - 
, Such men use the | K \J W AUL AND. 
GARDEN IMPLEMENTS, because they save^ 
/■ most in wages, work and time. One of them, the, 
r Combined Seed Drill and Wh eel H oe, is the sim- 
• 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 
- “IRON AGE” Book. FREE. 
| BATEMAN MEG. CO., Box 108 Urenloch, N. J. 
CHEAP FEED 
from high priced corn comes from 
saving half the corn by grinding. 
This economy is best produced 
By using the KELLY DUPLEX 
GRINDING MILL. 
_Certainly the fastest grinder 
made requiring a light power. 
Crushes and grinds corn cob and all 
into a coarse, medium or fine grist. 
You save al! the grain- no ton 
to pay* No stale or heated feed, you 
grind it as you need it and it’s always sweet and fresh. 
We send Free a “Handbook for Farmers and Feeders. 
The O-S.KaIIv Co- No. 8 Warder St. Springfield, 0. 
you want 
1C 
pi a machine that 
will crush and 
grind ear corn 
cob and all, and 
all small grains singly 
mixed, and which will 
supply power for 
other purposes at 
same time get our 
FEED 
MILL 
p^IrGOMBIN 
Machines and prices are 
right. Send for catalog. 
Staver Carriage Co. 
76th&\Val lace Sts. Chicago 
BUCKEYE 
.None 
Better 
Hade. 
DRY c 
FODDER 
CUTTING 
Nothing PAYS SO WELL 
on the Stock or Dairy farm. 
We make the largest line of 
Cutting Machinery oil Earth. 
SMALLEY MFG. CO., 
Na.3 “PRIZE” FEED MILL 
OVER 30,000 IN USE. 
All Iron and Steel. Automatic 
Shake Feed. Perfect Ad- 
justable Feed Slide. 
3rfnda as fine or coarse as 
desired. Will run by any 
power,one to five horse,sweep, 
tread, steam or wind. Will 
not choke down the smallest 
power. 8 oid ata low price to 
advertise the fact that we are the largest manufac¬ 
turers in the world of labor saving farm machinery. 
Send for special offer on this mill and large illus¬ 
trated catalogue Of “Hero” and “Amerlonn"Grinding 
Mills, 28 sizes and styles. Feed Cutters, Peck's 
Corn Threshers, Trend Powers, Sweep Powers, 
Goodhue Galvanised Steel and Wood Wind Mills for 
p o wer and pumping, W ood Saws, Corn Shelters. eta. f 
APPLETON MFG. CO 27 Fame St.T RtTAVIA. ILLS. 
....... Your Fodder and 
IWIIIILU Sell Your Hay. 
iHereisa measure of economy and profit to all farmers. 
1 Every animal that eats hay will eati 
shredded fodder and do as well or| 
better on It than on hay. 
LTHE new 
OHIO 
PATENT PENOING. 
SHREDDER 
Is the best machine to em. 
ploy for the purpose be- 
I cause of the quality of its 
work and large capacity. Shredded fod- 
•der is a long fibre substance like bay— 
{indeed it is corn-hay. Free from sharp 
{edges that make the mouth sore- New J 
{catalog and “Book on Silage’’ Free. 1 
SILVER MFC. CO. ~ 
Salem, Ohio. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Jan. 8, 1898. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farm Account Books. 18 
Straight Talk About Implements. 18 
A Canadian Mixed Farmer. 19 
A Simple Fertilizer Mixture.21 
Winter Care of Hen Manure.21 
Hope Farm Notes.30 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
South Down Sheep. 
Actinomycosis or Lumpy Jaw in Cattle 
Why Some Butter Is “ Off Flavor”. 
Do Sheep Pay ?. 
Effect of Turnips on Milk Flavor. 
Roosting Place for Hens. 
Coaxing the Hot-Air Hen. 
Early-Laying Pullets. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Spreading the San Jos6 Seale. 
Whitewashing Peach Trees. 
Sterile Pears; Japan Plums. 
Pecan Culture in Louisiana. 
Ginseng Culture in America. 
How to Force Rhubarb. 
Kalamazoo and Pingree Peaches. 
Fire Blight on Apple Trees. 
Whole Root or “ Old Oak ” Trees. 
Family Fruits for Central Indiana. 
Plant for Dining-Table. 
Euonymus in Pennsylvania. 
An Evergreen Summer-House. 
Velvet Bean as an Ornamental Climber 
Seasonable Notes. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
A Drying Rack. 
Institutes for Farmers’ Wives.. 
German Finishing Schools. 
A Baby Cage. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cost and Management of a Beet-Sugar Fac¬ 
tory ...20, 
The Profit in Local Bone Mills. 
More About the Use of Dynamite. 
Ruralisms.22, 
The Politics of Beet Sugar. 
What About Agricultural Education 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
Among the Marketmen. 
Unequal Rates on Farm Products... 
Cut and Shredded. 
Business Bits. 
As We Go to Press. 
Science from the Stations. 
Hindsight. 
Markets. 
Humorous. 
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