February 12, 1898 
Makes 
Every farmer in every section of the country realizes the need of and wants a machine that will 
weed and cultivate all crops quickly and cheaply. The Success Analog Weeder will weed cleaner 
and cultivate better than any other tool ever made. It will save more labor and money, an pio 
bigger crops than any other farm implement ever invented. With it a big boy and a lio.se can 
more and better work than 20 men could do with hand hoes. With the he p o 
Hallock's SUCCESS SKWEEDER 
you can do your work better and easier all the season-prepare the ground for planting, harrow 
in grain and grass seed, weed and cultivate 
“The 
Success Anti-clog Weedeqis the best tool I have ever used on my asparagus “s tojeano^t^mall weeds. ^ All the 
fanners about here use it. . 4 - r T 
.. . have used the Success Weeder on corn and beans,^ BoSokd B^rou 
could not get another. A J 
“ Please send me 3 more Success Weeders at once. My boy went over 15 acres of corn 
and beets this afternoon at an immense saving of time and labor. 
R. H. Jones, Whitesboro, N. \ . 
“ The Success Weeder is the best .ha, I have ever seen, and « dsahout here. Have 
sold all that I ordered. 
The first order from each town for a Success Weeder 
secures special price and agency. 
Write for terms and particulars. Give name of county. 
D. Y. HALLOCK &, SON, Box 805, YORK, PA. 
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BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESA LE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, al I colors, and SAVK Dealers 
profits. In use 64 years. Endorsed by Orange « Farmers 
Alliance. I.ow prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INOERSOLL. 240 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y 
TEAS j» COFFEES 
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 
Tea Set, Toilet Set, Watch or Clock ER.EE, with 20 
pounds 60c. Cockatoo Tea, any kind; and a beautiful 
present, with every pound. Coffees, 12c. Send for new 
Illustrated reduced price-list. Order ' ‘ , ! 
20 nonnds Tea, and get your Premium and Special 
Presents. 8 THE GRKAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
31 and 33 Vesey Street, New York. I. O. Box 289. 
Is simple, strong and durable, 
sows all kinds of seeds per¬ 
fectly even, saves % labor, % 
of seed. 30 years experience 
(sold cheap), price and circu- 
oyniBlars free. Address Champion 
Seeder Co., Urbana,Jnd. 
THEU6HTNIHG SEED SOWER! 
p« 9 ~Qu»rantetd to Sow from 60 to 
80 Acres per Day (either Horse¬ 
back or Foot), ol Clover, Timothy, 
Millet, Flax, and all Seeds ot 
same nature. 
Will be sent to 
any Postoffico on re¬ 
ceipt of $1-50. If not satis¬ 
factory, money refunded. 
Circulars Free. Agents Wanted. 
FKANZEN & BUSS, 
GOLDEN, ILL. 
REFERENCE: GOLDEN BANK 
“PENNA. 
|| Harrows and fi_ 
Cultivators, 
Wheel and Lever, Wood 4*' 
Frame, and Plain Steel Frame, Spring-Tooth Harrows. 
Hiding Cultivators with Extension Axles, 2 to 3 
levers. Walking Cultivators, with 4 or 6 shovels 
Write for circulars and prices to 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Lid., 
Manufacturers 
YOKE, PA. 
FOUND 
A cultivator without a fault. The seven-tooth 
attachment, closing the furrow made by the outer 
teeth, gives farmers what they ask for. A touch 
on one lever regulates width—a touch on 
another lever regulates depth. It’s 
THE IRON ACE 
Horse Hoe and Cultivator. Built by the “Iron Age’ 
people on the “Iron Ace” plan. Therefore steady, light, 
solid and substantial. Takes all the Iron Age attach¬ 
ments. Send for the “Iron Age” Book. It is free. 
BATEMAN M FG. CO., BOX 102, GRENLOCH, N. J. 
CONTENTS. 
The Grant-Ferris Combined Oat and Straight Straw Rye Thrasher. 
The only successful Combined Thrasher in the world. Will thrash and clean 
more grain in the same time with less power than any_ machine built- Sold 
with or without Stacker. Also, builders of Combined Grain Drill ana Broad 
cast Seeder,°6rant’s Fan Mill, Grain Drills am. Broadcast Seeders. Write 
for Catalogue. Address GRANT-FERR1B CO., troy, w. i. 
BUYS 
this 8-ft. steel mill; guar¬ 
anteed easiest running 
a strongest made; pump- 
ing and power mills, S to 
16-ft.; also tanks,pumps, 
pipe * all pumping sup¬ 
plies. We furnish com¬ 
plete outfits. Prices all 
»*<wl ii . Csitnlna 
buys a 2-horse Chilled 
Plow. Turns furrow 14 
inches. 11 sizes chilled 
plows. The all-steel 
plow in picture cuts 12 
inches. Made of best 
material S warranted 
to scour In any soli. 
Prlec, *!*.««. 
50 sizes and styles steel 
This 2-h.Dlse Harrow 
cuts 6-ft., has 12 16-in 
discs. Wt. 350 lbs. Price. 
*15.40. 5 other sizes. 
A 16-tooth Hprlngllar- 
row— price, *8.75. All 
other sizes at reduced 
prlees; also wood a steel 
$10.95] 
....i.aaix 
. .......AAA . 
This 2*horse Cultiva¬ 
tor, made of best raa 
terial,with shields, neck 
yoke and doubletrees, 
steel wheels. Price, 
complete, $10,115. 
Usually sells for $15 to 
$18.0ur high wheel Kid* 
Ing:Cultivator, only $18 
$285 
buys this Btcel Benin 
Cultivator,plain, with 
5 steel reversible shovels, 
giving two wearing edges 
Spreads to 33-in. Mont 
iineCul one-horse Cul¬ 
tivator made. We 
have 30 different styles 
and kinds to select from. 
Heeder *—all kinds. 
_ Catalogue 
We Want Agents 
Pulverizing Harrow 
Clod Crusher and Leveler \ 
makes a fine, deep, level seed bed for any crop 
■in any soil, insuring complete and perfect ger- 
Imination. Made entirely of Cast Steel 
and Wrought Iron they are practically 
Indestructible. Sizes up to 13 14 feet. 
. ^ PU Y nil TDIAI You return it at my ex- 
>ENT UN I lllALi pease If not satisfactory. 
Cheapest riding harrow on earth— gB.OO and up. 
1 Illustrated pamphlet and prices mailed free. 
oubosrd'^ -trl- DUANE H. NASH, Sole M’Ur, 
bating i Millington, 1T .J. or 30 S. Canal St., < Chica g o I ll. 
-I deltve 
The Rural New-Yorker. Feb. 12, 1898. 
FARM TOPICS. 
When to Plow Under Green Rye. 
The Advantage of Broad-Tired Wheels. 
How Corn Ears Vary. 
TpiAHTER 
Are Without an Equal. 
T ,„. T ”" 4 ^ 
Mechanical Skill and Good Material can Make. 
The use of this line of machinery brings4he cost of Pacing Aspinwall Mfg. Go. 
c^alo^erHerelnar^em^diedth^secrets Potato Succew^ B2 Satin St. Jackson, Mlch. 
... 98 
... 1(H) 
... 101 
Hay in South Dakota. JJ*? 
Potatoes for Quality. 
Work Land After Plowing.[V? 
Crimson Clover Appreciated. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Poultry Business Without Incubators. 
Cherub and Chicks.. • 
Cow with a Broken Tail. 
A Lame Colt; Mart with Corns. 
What Is “ A Good Cow ” ?.- -.. •• • 
New York State vs. Armour & Co.io~, 
Dishorning Beef Cattle. 
Intensive Culture for Hogs.-. 
Buckwheat in Dairy Rations. 
Bad Breath in a Horse.-. 
Sloughing of Cows’ Tails; Ergotism. 
Enlarged Throat Glands or Goitre m Horses.. 
Excessive Sweating in Horses. 
Stunted Growth of Pigs Due to Worms. 
Obscure Lameness in a Mare. 
Impaction or Stomach Staggers in Sheep. 
Bunches on Heifer’s Teats. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
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Vegetables for Philadelphia Market. Parti.. 98 
Apples in Colorado......... • .. 
New Apples in Central Illinois.9.», 100 
How to Start a Pecan Grove. 
Crab Apples and Grapes for South Dakota... 100 
Nut Trees for Colorado.-.. • • • JW 
Market Pears in Pennsylvania.100, joi 
Budding or Grafting Apple Sprouts.101 
Strange Behavior of Fruits. 
How Thin to Thin Peaches. 
Let the Rutter Pear Alone. 
Apples and Strawberries. 
Mulching Asparagus with Manure. 
A Quartette of Strawberries. 
The Best Packing for Apple Grafts. 
Tomatoes Under Glass. 
Dwarf Champion Tomato Indoors. 104 
Shrubs for Winter Ornament. lw 
Vines on Trees.. 
Peonies from Seed .. 
Frozen Kentia. 
Dinsmore Rose. 
Early Chrysanthemums...... 
Western New York Horticultural Society.. 114, [la 
Yellows Legislation in Massachusetts. 11a 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.. .. 
An Improved Clothes Basket. [ ^ 
Social Life in the Country. 108 
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MISCELLANEOUS. 
How to Disinfect Pruning Instruments. 
Ruralisins. ••••• . 
Windmills and Compressed Air. 
No Place for Gray Squirrels. 
Editorials. 
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107 
Brevities. 
Among the Marketmen. [V* 
Cut aud Shredded. l,7 ‘ 
Business Bits. 
Markets..... 
Science from the Stations. 
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