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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 8, 1898 
Humorous. 
“ Wbat do you do with your corn ? ” he said 
To the hard-worked farmer man. 
“ We eat what we can,” the toiler replied, 
“ And what we can’t eat we can.” 
—Golden Days. 
When tlie clay breaks, what becomes 
of the pieces ? They go into mourning. 
“ His Honor is at steak,” said the 
waiter when the county court judge was 
at dinner. 
“Do you believe a cure can be effected 
by the laying on of hands ? ” “ Certainly; 
that’s just the way I cured my Johnny 
of smoking cigarettes .”—Credit Lost. 
“Oh, Bridget! I told you to notice 
when the apples boiled over.” “ Sure I 
did, mum. It was quarter past eleven 
when they boiled over .”—Brooklyn Life. 
Mrs. Perkins : “ Did yer see any of 
them horseless kerridges up in the city?” 
Mr. P.: “ No—o, but I had some of their 
cowless milk .”—English Farm and Home. 
She : “ He told me he could live on 
bread and cheese and kisses.” Friend: 
“ What then ? ” She : “ I found out that 
he expected papa to furnish the bread 
and cheese .”—Melbourne Leader. 
“Yes, Ethel, he proposed and I ac¬ 
cepted him.” “ What, Gladys ! Without 
consulting papa and mamma?” “Yes; 
I’m not going to have any board of strat¬ 
egy running my affairs !”— Puck. 
Miss Innit : “ Why do women always 
cry at a wedding, Mamma?” Mrs. Innit: 
“ The married ones cry, my child, be¬ 
cause they know how it is themselves, 
and the unmarried ones because they 
don’t.”— Puck. 
Teacher: “How many divisions of 
mankind are there ? ” Bobby: “My paw 
says it is divided into the people who 
earn a living without getting it and 
those who get a living without earning 
it.”— Credit Lost. 
“ I’ve called to tell you, sir, that the 
photographs you took of us the other 
day are not at all satisfactory ; why, my 
husband looks like an ape!” “Well, 
madam, what fault did you find with 
the photographs ? ”— Harper's Weekly. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealers 
profits. In use f*4 years. Endorsed by Orange 4 Farmers 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. IN0ERS0LL, 846 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
LACE CURTAINS, 
Watches,Clocks,Tea ppCC 
Sets, Toilet Sets, ■ rv *“■“ 
with $5.00, $7.00 and $10.00 orders. 
Send this “Ad.” and 15c. and get 
^ lb. Bust Tea, imported, and 
new Illustrated Price-List. 
The Great American Tea Co.. 
31 & 33 Vesev St.. N. Y„ Box 289. 
ADI/AkICAC CD 11 IT CAQII for Sale. 400 acres, one- 
AimArloAO rnUII rAnlYI half mile from station. 
Excellent farm for small fruits and vegetables. 
Prices reasonable; terms accommodating. 
M. SM1SCHNY, P. O Brentwood, Ark. 
A 120-acre Farm for Sale at a bargain in Franklin 
Co., Mo., 74 miles west of St. Louis: worth invest 
igating. Address T. W. BURGIS, Japan, Mo. 
GREAT SALE OF FINE STOCK 
From the Crystal Spring Farm of 
C. HILLS & SON, by Auction at the 
Fair Grounds, Delaware, Ohio, 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1S98, 
50 HEAD OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE, 
which includes Nine (9) head of the World- 
Renowned Duchess Family. 
1(50 SHROPSHIRE SHEEP—rent payers. 
30 LARGE YORKSHIRE PIGS-bacon sort, 
Healthy and very prolitlc. 
Catalogues ready. 
C. HILLS & SON, Delaware, Ohio. 
NEWTON’S 
LATEST IMPROVED 
DEHORNERS 
Save time and money by dehorning 
your cattle. Write us for special 
information on the subject. 
H. H. BROWN MFG. CO. 
DECATUR, ILL. 
is equalized, :uul each horse must 
pull his own share. Great gain in capa¬ 
city, speed and comfort. No gearing; no 
friction. Give your horses a chance. 
SPECIAL PRICES HOW. (Also make 6 
sizes belt power mills; 2 to 25 H. r.) 
. POWSHER CO. SOUTH BEND, IND- 
, Galvan• 
lied 
> Steel 
ER AND 
Self-oiling, 
Best Governed, 
Acknowledged 
i to be the most 
I powerful and 
‘durable made. 
I We have every- 
, thing the farmer ( 
.ww .. -v needs In this line. 
Towers, 
Tanks and 
Pumps, 
> Cutters, Grinders, 
Shelters, etc. 
MILLS 
valuable points, free. 
Appleton Mfg m Go 
i 27 Fargo St. 
BATAVIA, ILL. 
THE NEW SMALLEY 
BUILT FOR BUSINESS.’ 
Increased Tut¬ 
ting Capacity— 
_ ONE-HALF. 
A Strictly ITT’jfl Decreased Labor 
“Vp-to-Date” I l-^k. in Feeding— 
Silo Machine.* Jrj& * ■ TWO-THIRDS. 
Our New Smalley Gutters include Nos. 16,18, 20 
and 26. They have automatic self-feeding device and 
new self-feed roller. They are the most strictly up- 
to-date Cutters on the American market, and attest 
the fact that Smalley Cutters are backed by forty 
years of the practical experience of Smalley in their 
manufacture, positively better value for your money 
than yo’i yet elsewhere is the natural result. We make 
Ecetl Hills; Ear Corn Grinders; Powers for 
tlie farm; Sweep. Tread nod Steam Wood 
Saw Machines, Smalley and "Battle Creek” 
atterns; Corn Shelters and Root Clutters for 
and and power use. Smalley goods agenev goes 
with first order if you want it. 
oM ALLEY MFC. CO, y Sole flakers, MANITOWOC, WIS. 
GKO. D. HARDER, 
General Eastern Agent, Cobleskill, N. Y. 
P 
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ENGINES, 
SAW MILLS, 
THRASHING MACHINES. 
Beat Machinery at Lowest Brices. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York Pa. 
IIHDCt! nntifCDC thrashers 
nunot runtno, and cleaners. 
WOOD SAWS 
One* two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level PMTTFRQ 
Tread, Pat.Governor, Feed and Ensilage VU I I LIIO 
ELLIS KEYSTONEAGR’LWORKS.Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Willet, N. Y. 
F. U. BENEDICT, General Agent, McLean, N.Y. 
MANY A MAN 
has been detered from buying an Ensilage and 
Fodder Cutter because 
his power was not heavy 
enough to 
run one. 
4'utx 4 
different 
Lengths* 
Aliy length 
of elevator de¬ 
sired. safety fly 
wheel, safety 
treadle lever. 
THE CALE-BALDWIN 
AND BALDWIN 
ENSILACE and DRY FODDER CUTTERS 
require less power than any similar machine made. 
They cut faster, feed easier, last longer and have 
advantage of... REQUIRING LESS POWER. 
Don’t buy a cutter until you get our free catalogue 
and prices. We will save you money. 
THE BELCHER & TAYLOR A. T. CO. 
Box 75, t’lilcopeo Falls, Mass. 
A DOLLAR SAVED 
is a dollar earned. You can both 
earn it and save it if you use the 
SCIENTIFIC 
CRINDINC MILLS. 
Save it when you grind 
your own grain and earn 
it when you grind for 
your neighbors. Four sizes 
for steam power; others for 
horse power. Free catalogue. 
F00S MFG. CO.Sprigfield.O. 
STOCK FEEDERS 
listen to this and think befor. 
buying a feed grinder. Then. 
are nnn Peerless 
over &U,UUU Mills 
now in use. Grinds ear corn 
and all grains fine or coarse 
Make family meal or feed 
AGENTS WANTED. Prices,*U 
■j *18 and 820. Write for ciretl 
* lars and agency. 
STEVENS MFG. CO. Box 29, Joliet, lit 
The Model Mill 
A hand mill for grinding grain, 
dry bones, shells. &c., for feeding 
chickens, &c. Three slze6, weight 
20, 34 and 02 lbs. The most rapid 
grinding;, most durable and 
cheapest mill made. If youi 
dealer doesn’t keep it, address 
THE C. S. BELL CO., 
Hillsboro, Ohio, U. S. A. 
DERRICK OIL CO., 
TITU8VILLE, PA. 
ELITE OIL. 
A perfect burning 
oil Shipped on trial 
to be returned at our 
expense if not satis¬ 
factory. 60 gallon 
galvanized iron stor¬ 
age tank with pump, 
cover and hasp for 
lock. Write for par¬ 
ticulars and prices. 
WELL DRILLING MACHINERY. 
MANUFACTURED BV 
WILLIAMS BROTHERS. 
ITHACA. N.Y. 
MOUNTED OR ON SILLS, FOR 
DEEP OR SHALLOW WELLS, WITH 
STEAM OR HORSE POWER 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE 
^ADDRESS WILLIAMS BROS. ITHACA. N.Y. 
paid. Full descriptive catalogue FREE, 
OSGOOD SCALE CO., Binghamton, N.Y. 
Good Agents Wanted in unoccupied territory. 
9 CORDS IN 10 HOURS 
BY ONE MAN, with the FOLDING SAWING MACHINE. It saws 
down trees. Folds like a pocketknife. Saws any kind of 
timber on any kind of ground. One man can saw MOKK 
timber with it than 2 men in any other way, and do it 
EASIER. i4« ,000 in use. Send for FREE illustrated cata¬ 
logue showing latest IMPROVEMENTS and testimonials 
from thousands. First order secures agency. Address 
FOLDING SAWING MACHINE CO., 
64. 8 Clinton Street, II 2G, Chicago, HI. 
JADOO FIBRE™ 
JADOO LIQUID 
ARE INVALUABLE TO THE GROWERS OF 
Vegetables, Fruit, Plants or Flowers 
SEND EOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. 
For Sale by all prominent Seedsmen, and by 
THE AMERICAN JADOO COMPAN’ 
815 Fairmoutit Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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KEYSTONES 
Corn Husker and Fodder Shredder. 
This Is the machine that has revolutionized the harvesting of corn. It 
husks the corn clean and delivers it into a wagon or. bin and at the same 
time shreds the fodder. The ltouble Spiral tsh re title r heatl con 1 
verts the fodder into a fine, soft, long substance called “Keystone 
Corn Hay.” It is readily eaten by live stock, can he as easily 
baled as hay and sold in the city market. It saves the entire 
earn crop—no waste. Made In three sizes. We make a full line 
of corn machinery. Get our free illustrated catalogue before buying. 
Keystone Mfg. Go., 24 River St., Sterling, Ills. 
FA.HM EPL8 
CREAMERY 
STOCK 
DAIRY 
AND ALL OTUER 
are appreciating 
THE “CHARTER” 
Stationaries, Portables, Ac. 
Catalogue, Testimonials, &c., by addressing 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West WaterSt., Syracuse, N. Y. 
The“GEM” & 
PRESS 
Writ, for Catalogue. 
MACHINE. 
GEO. EKTEL CO., Quincy, I1L 
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 00., Box 303, OCALA, FLA. 
STEEL... .... Land Rollers 
Weight, 
Strength, 
Simplicity, 
Durability. 
For 
Special Prices 
Write direct to 
Castree & Shaw Co., Mfrs. 
3Q Bond St., 
Owosso, Mich. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rusal New-Yorker, Oct. 8, 1898. 
FARM TOPICS. 
What Others Are Saying.685, 686 
The Plank-Frame Barn.686 
Life of Fence Posts.687 
Farming in New England.688 
Cooperation in Fertilizer Buying.689 
Crimson Clover.689 
Killing Crab Grass.•.6K9 
Hope Farm Notes.691 
The World’s Supply of Wheat.693 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Short-horn Cattle.685 
Heifer vs. Steer Beef.685 
The Dairy Laboratory at Geneva.687 
How Shall We Wash Eggs?.688 
The Composition of an Egg.688 
Linseed Meal and Bran Compared.689 
Cats of High Degree ( Concluded) .695 
Foul-in-the-Foot in Cattle.698 
Sheep with Sore or Malignant Growths in 
Mouth.698 
Anasarca in Calves.698 
Colic in Horse; Hoven or Grass Staggers in 
Sheep.698 
An Ayrshire Man’s Views.698 
The New Calf Law.699 
Purebred or Thoroughbred ?.699 
Forkfuls of Facts.699 
Fewer Small Factories.699 
Dog and Cow.699 
Young Hen Mothers.699 
Breeding Sheep.699 
Was the Cow Drunk ?.699 
HORTICULTURAL. 
New Enemy to Celery in Maryland.686 
Sod for Nursery Stock.687, 688 
San Jose Scale on Long Island.688 
Precocious Florida Trees.688 
Varieties of Apples for North Carolina.689 
Mites that are Mighty Troublesome.689 
Mites on a Chestnut Leaf.689 
Slitting the Bark^for Pear Blight .693 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.— 694 
Whole-Wheat Bread.694, 695 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Postscripts.686 
Pension Law.687 
Pine or Cedar Shingles—Which ?.689 
Ruralisms. . .690 
Editorials.692 
Brevities.692 
Among the Marketmen.693 
Business Bits.693 
Markets. 696 
Diary of the Week.;.... 697 
A New England Local Fair.697 
Queens County, N. Y-, Fair.697 
Westchester County Fair.697 
Humorous.700 
