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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 1, 1898 
Humorous. 
The only way to get a hen out of a 
garden, is to go slow but shoo’er.— Credit 
Lost. 
“ Dickie, how did you happen to eat 
the whole pie?” “Mamma, I played 
you wuz grandma, an’ told me to take all 
I wanted.”— Boston Transcript. 
“Reputation is a good deal like a 
linen suit.” “How’s that?” “When 
you undertake to wash it, it always 
shrinks the wrong way.”— Detroit Free 
Press. 
Irascible Lieutenant (down engine 
room tube): “Is there a blithering idiot 
at the end of this tube?” Voice from 
engine-room : “ Not at this end, sir !”— 
London Punch. 
Indignant Woman: “This dog I bought 
of you came near eating my little girl 
the other day.” Dealer : “ Well, you said 
you wanted a dog that was fond of chil¬ 
dren, didn’t you?”— Household Words. 
“ He,” screamed the cross-roads ora¬ 
tor, “who puts his hand to the plow must 
not turn back.” “ What’s he to do when 
lie gits to the end of the furrer ? ” asked 
the auditor in blue-green overalls.”— 
Indianapolis Journal. 
“ So they sent your poem back ? 
“ Yes ; but the editor gave me a very 
favorable criticism.” “What did he 
say ? ” “ He said he was glad to see that 
T had at last learned to write only on one 
side of the paper.”— Tit-Bits. 
“ I am of the opinion,” remarked the 
reader of the daily journals, “ that this 
lighting around Manila is nothing more 
than a paper affair.” And it took the 
stout man with the brown moustache 
15 minutes to see the point.— Detroit Free 
Press. 
“Papa,”’ said Tommy T red way. 
“ Now, Tommy,” replied Mr. Tredway, 
“ I shall answer only one more question 
to-day. So be careful what you ask.” 
“ Yes, papa.” “ Well, go on.” “ Why 
don't they bury the Dead Sea ? ”— Har¬ 
per's Bazar. 
“So you and Dickey have been playing 
soldier, have you, Tommy ? I hope you 
didn’t really quarrel with each other.” 
“ Quarrel nothin'. Dick only played 
soldier about three minutes, and then he 
said he was goin’ to be a Cuban insur¬ 
gent, and he stopped and went to eatin’.” 
—Chicago Tribune. 
“Johnnie,” said his father, “I’m sur¬ 
prised to hear that you have dared to 
dispute with your mother.” “ But she 
was wrong, pa,” replied Johnnie. “ That 
has nothing to do with it,” said the old 
man. “ You might just as well profit by 
my experience and learn, once for all, 
that when a woman says a thing is so, it 
is so, whether it is so or not.”— Tit-Bits. 
A little Somerville girl who is away 
for the Summer is afraid of the dog at 
the house where she is visiting. The 
other day, while the dog was lying in 
the front hall, she astonished the people 
on the front piazza by making her ap¬ 
pearance through the door. “ Why, 
how did you venture to come by the 
dog ?” somebody asked. “ Oh,” she said, 
“I waited a minute, and w 7 hile he was 
itching his leg I skan out.”— Somerville 
Journal. 
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THE CHEAPEST,MOST 
RAPID AND PERFECT 
HAND CULTIVATOR 
ON EARTH 
Does the work of three men. A lady 
can use it with perfect ease. Used 
as one would a scouring broom. Abso¬ 
lutely destroys the roots of grass and 
weeds. Price, $1.00 each. Agents write 
for state and county rights. 
LIGHTNING HOE CO., Box 303, OCALA, ELA. 
IfiOODP? 
Self-oiling, 
Best Governed, 
Acknowledged 
, to be the most' 
i powerful and 
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I We have every¬ 
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needs in this line. 
Tower cn 
Tanka 01 id 
Galvan - 'I Bt " Pumpt 
lied Gutters, Grit cv >rm, 
i steel Shelters, < m t, 
£ I 
_ 
uable points, f) -*- 3 
Appleton Mfg. Oo§ 
[27 Fargo St. BATAVh cu 
DOWER AND 
REMEMBER 
3C 
the MAIN quet-jn is, 
How can I utilize my 
Corn Fodder to the best advantage ? We answer, Cut it up 
on a TORNADO Hay, Straw, Fodder and Ensilage Cutter 
Send for Catalogue and Sample of TORNADO’S work on 
both Corn Fodder and Hay. 
W. R. HARRISON & CO., MASSILLON, OHIO. 
ftBIlin on a French 
UnlllU Buhr Stone 
VAIID Mm - Grinds 
lUUltear corn— 
KTECn any grain 
rCEU for STOCK. 
Corn Meal, 
ham, ' Eye and 
Buckwheat Flour 
for FAMILY. 
Easy operated and 
kept in order. Lasts a lifetime. Book on 
Mills sent free. We build Flour Mills, 
Koller or Buhr System. 
NORDYKE & MARMON CO. 
270 Day Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Silo Machinery 
CUTTERS 
CO 
Horse Powerso P .»L n . 
Smalley Goods have been 
made for 41 years in the same 
place by Smalley. Think of 
what that means in the way of 
weeding out everything experi¬ 
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at a minimum cost. We don’t 
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that we can give you better value 
in a Cutter, Carrier, or Power 
for operating than you can ob¬ 
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Booklet has Ex-Gov. Hoard’s 
latest silo views, Ensilage for 
the Dairy Cow, mailed free. 
Also Catalogues. If you are an 
up-to-date Dairy or Stock rais¬ 
ing farmer, we want you on our 
correspondence list. We believe 
we can do you good. Don’t 
forget to mention this paper 
when you write. 
"SMAU.EY GOODS" SMALLEY MFG. CO., 
AGEf'CY GOES WITH „ Sole Makers, 
FIRST ORDEB. MANITOWOC. WIS. • 
GKO. D. HAKDKK. GENERAL EASTERN AGENT, 
Cobleskill, N. Y. 
rj I HI n YOUR CRAIN 
CKlniP, AT HOME 
and save the toll. You have the horses, we 
have the power and mill. Over 
20,000 PEERLESS 
Mills are now In use. 
They work fast, fine, enxy. 
Make family meal or feed. 
Prices. $15, $18. & $ 20 . AGENTS 
WANTED EVERYWHERE. Write 
for circulars and agency. 
STEVENS MFG. CO. Box 29, Joliet, III. 
FEED MILLS. 
(Sold with ob without Ei-kvator.) 
For Every Variety of Work. 
Have conical shaped grinders. Different 
from all others. Handiest to operate and 
LIGHTEST RUNNING - 
Have them in six sizes—2 to 25 horse pow¬ 
er. One style for windwheel use. 
(Also make Sweep Feed Grinders.) 
P.N. BOWSHERCO., South Bend, Ind. 
VICTORY 
Feed Mill 
Grinds Corn and Cob, 
and Mil kinds of 
Small Grain. 
Made in four sizes for 2, 
4, 8 and 111 horse-power. 
Send for catalogue and 
prices. 
THOS. ROBEBTS, 
Springfield, - Oliio. 
P. O. Box 92. 
CORN PROF 
depend* upon utilizing the 
entire crop. The 
ROSS 
ENSILAGE MACHINERY 
converts the whole crop into ensilasre, or 
the fodder into a fine stock food that 
consumed without waste. Get full value 
of your crop. Get our catalogue No. 
The E. W. Rosa Co., Springfield, 0. 
SCIENTIFIC 
GRINDING MILLS 
the corn husk, cob 
and all, and grind it into 
meal. Saves time, labor 
and money. For steam 
power jother styles for horses. 
Our prices will suit you. Write 
for them and iree catalogue. 
FOOS MFG CO Springfield.0. 
I THE BROOD SOW! 
that gets plenty of fresh succulent food never 
eatsherpigs. Kootssupply this succulence in 
the best obtainable form. The best way to 
prepare them is with a 
| Banner Root Cutter w I 
Cuts Faster and Faster thun any other, j 
Does not slice or cube the roots but leaves ; 
them in fine ribbons— can’t choke anything, j 
Shakes out all gravel and dirt and leaves only 3 
the clean feed. Four sizes, hand and power, j 
Write for introduction price. 
O. E. THOMPSON 4. SONS. 
17 Kiver Street, Ypslluntl, Mich. ' 
200 bu, A day ; 
with the OTIS BALL BEARING MILL.C 
Grinds ear corn and all other grain liner 
or coarse. Grinds faster than any other/ 
mill made, because the burrs are 25 in. in j 
. diameter, of improved shane to draw the\ 
grain down into them. Made of the flnestv 
composition of white metal. Pulls easier/ 
because it runs on 64 ball bearings, each 1 in./ 
in diameter. This is the largest mill made but/ 
?onr prices are low because wc have no ajrentft. Price, sweepS 
imills, $13*95 to $18.50. We sell the No. 2 Otis with a blna-\ 
\Ing guarantee to grind twice as much as most others and more 
(than any other sweep mill made of any size burrs or any construc-4 
rtion. "f R Y IT and if It don’t do as we say, retnrnlt. We) 
/also have 49 kinds of Belt and Geared Mill for horse power, engine} 
land wind mill, anv size from 2 to 25 horse power. a 
SpOPM CUPI I CpQ 18 kinds and sizes for hand and/ 
ruunrc OnCLLCnO power. Hand shelter 90c. < 
vShells bu. in 4 min. Power shelter with pulley, $5. Self feed) 
bheller shells 600 bu. artsy. SHREDDERS AND CUTTERS-) 
).i8 styles and sizes for hand and power. WIND MILLS— 8ft.\ 
Weel mill, $16.25. Pumping and Power Mills 8 to 16 feet.v 
)PnU/CDC 1-horse tread, $52. 2-horse sweep power,/ 
)L-V- TTCTVO $21.50. 4-horse $29.50. O-horse $81./ 
/Tread and sweep powers, all sizes. We can furnish you the best/ 
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(MARVIN SMITH CO. 66 S. Clinton SI. 16 E. Chicago, Ill.) 
FOR 
QUICK WORK 
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Capacity is only limited by ability to get feed to 
tlie machine—a positive self-feeder.You only buy* 
once—they last a lifetime. All about themrn 
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S i I a ge , ” we send free to all inquirers. 
THE SILVER MFG. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
HE f C or & ce R feed° S GRAIN 
and Fertilizer Drill 
Positively the : 
neatest, light/, 
est and strong¬ 
est grain 
drill on the 
market. 
Many points 
of superi¬ 
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geared from 
the centre. 
Quantity of 
grain and fertilizer 
can be changed while in ^ 
operation without the use 
of gear wheels. Fnlly guaranteed. ’ 
Positively accurate in quan¬ 
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HENCII & DR091GOLU, Mfr’s, York, Pa. 
STEEL : Land Rollers 
Weight, 
Strength* 
Simplicity, 
Durability. 
For Special Prices 
Write Direct to 
CASTREE & SHAW CO., Mfrs. 
28 Carlton Street, 
) Owosso, Mich. 
Why do you break your back 
Cutting Corn? 
our famous 
VVe deliver at your 
railroad sta¬ 
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Standard Corn Harvester. 
Has steel frame and safety guards—and everything 
else a good harvester should have. Full catalogue free. 
THE STANDARD HARROW CO., Utica, N. Y. 
MACHINE. 
Writ, for Catalogue. GEO. KUTEL CO., Quincy, I1L 
The “GEM 
” FULL 
CIRCLE 
PRESS 
that grinds the same feed through tt 
mills on the same spindle. Grindii 
pressures balance each oth< 
avoiding wear and heating. T 
UAKER Cm 
Crlndlng Mill 
grinds corn and cob, oats, <fec.. f 
feed and Graham. Catalogue fri 
A.W. Straub A Co., 2737 Filbert St. I’ll! 
A.W. StranbCo., 4 8. ( anal St., Pliteng 
Agents for Smalley’s Powers, Shelters & Cutters 
CONTENTS. 
The Rubai, New-Yohkkb, Oct. 1, 1898. 
FARM TOPICS. 
American Peppermint Culture.669, 670 
Keep the Boys on the Farm.670 
Payment for Country Roads.670 
A Cement Floor.670 
Bromus Inermis—Awnless Brome Grass.671 
Grinding Grain at Home.671 
Keeping Weeds Out of Potatoes.671 
Farming Among Westchester Hills. Part IV. 672 
Hope Farm Notes.674, 675 
The World’s Supply of Wheat.677 
LIVE 8TOCK AND DAIRY. 
Food for Pullets. 670 
Wild Blood in the Turkeys.673 
Cleaning Out the Gapes.673 
Cats of High Degree.679 
How to Mark Hogs.682 
New York State Horses.682 
Bounty for Slaughtered Holstein Calves.682 
Cob Meal for Hogs.682 
Mare Rubs Mane and Tail.683 
Difficult Breathing or Roaring in a Horse.683 
Abnormal Retention of Fetus or Extra-Uterine 
Pregnancy.683 
Quarter-Crack in a Horse; Hair Stimulant 
for the Tail.683 
Selling Army Horses.683 
Forkfuls of Facts.683 
Feeding Young Pullets.683 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Two Southern Plants.670 
The Monarch Plum.670 
Success with Marshall Strawberry.672, 673 
Waxed Cloth for Budding.673 
What Stock for Cherries.673 
The Taproot of a Tree.673 
Is the Kieffer Pear Fertile ?.673 
A Better Doeryard.671 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.678 
A Home Among Strangers.678, 679 
An Adjustable Stocking Foot.679 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Prohibition in Canada.670 
A Lining for Walls.673 
Ruralisms.674 
Editorials.676 
Brevities.676 
Among the Marketmen.677 
Business Bits.677 
Markets. 680 
Diary of the Week. 681 
After the War.681 
Humorous. 684 
