1898 
$ 100.00 
We do not want any of our club raisers 
to forget about that $100 premium money 
to be divided May 1 among all clubs of five 
or more yearly subscriptions. Short-time 
subscriptions will count, but all will be 
reckoned on the basis of yearlies. Just 
keep an eye out for a club of five. Every 
subscriber you get will thank you be¬ 
fore the year is out. This is the usual 
experience. We will thank you now in 
advance for what you feel able to do. 
Our thanks will take the shape of cash 
after May 1. 
Tire Rurat, New-Yorker, New York. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
255 
SCIENCE FROM THE STATIONS. 
REVIEWS OF IMPORTANT BULLETINS. 
Bulletin 83 of the Ohio Experiment 
Station (Wooster) is called The First 
Ohio Weed Manual. In this bulletin, the 
botanist of the station gives a list of 279 
weeds commonly found in Ohio. The 
weeds are all carefully described, and 
many of them are pictured, so that farm¬ 
ers can quite easily identify them. We 
are told how weeds injure the husband¬ 
man, which seems to be unnecessary in¬ 
formation. ( lasses of weeds are given, 
weed legislation and, as far as possible, 
the best methods of destroying certain 
weeds. This is a useful pamphlet, and 
ought to be in the hands of all farmers 
in the Mississippi Valley. Speaking of 
the destruction of the Canada thistle, 
this bulletin mentions two plans—de¬ 
struction of small patches, and destruc¬ 
tion in fields of one acre or more : 
For the first, repeated cuttings with hoe and ap¬ 
plication of salt, kerosene (coal oil) or sulphuric 
acid to the cut stems in the ground will usually 
prove the cheapest and best method. The treat¬ 
ment, at least the cutting, needs to be repeated 
as often as green leaves of the thistles show 
above ground. Cutting alone will be sufficient 
to destroy them, but it will need to be followed 
for two or more seasons to be effectual. In areas 
too large to be destroyed by hand work, the Sum¬ 
mer fallow may be used, to be followed by hand 
treatment to kill out the small remaining areas. 
The field should be plowed shallow in June, and 
harrowed to destroy all green tops. Upon the 
appearance of new growth of the thistles, it 
should be cross-plowed and again harrowed. 
This procedure is repeated throughout the season, 
to be followed by careful tillage the next year in 
corn, potatoes, or some other crop that is to re¬ 
ceive all-Summer hoeing and cleaning. After 
this, some patches will commonly remain to be 
killed out as first suggested. Refuse packing¬ 
house salt, which is quoted at about 25 cents per 
barrel, is perhaps the cheapest chemical to apply 
after cutting. Kerosene is sometimes recom¬ 
mended, yet costs more, while sulphuric acid is 
dangerous to handle, although effective in burn¬ 
ing up and destroying whatever it may be ap¬ 
plied to. 
Two bulletins on sugar-beet experi¬ 
ments will interest those who are study¬ 
ing the possibilities of this crop. Bulle¬ 
tin 143, from the Cornell Station, Ithaca, 
N. \ ., is a large pamphlet of nearly 100 
pages, giving in much detail the result 
of the investigations undertaken in New 
York State. We are told in this how to 
prepare the ground, what seed to use, 
and how to handle the crop, together 
with the best fertilizer to be used. It 
seems to be thoroughly well settled that 
there is no doubt that sugar can be 
manufactured from the beet root in 
America. The question now is to deter¬ 
mine just what parts of the country are 
best adapted to this business. These 
experiments at Cornell ought to be 
studied by all who are interested 
in the matter, and it is quite impossible 
to give anything like a fair synopsis of 
them in a limited space. 
Bulletin (54, from the Wisconsin Sta¬ 
tion (Madison), gives the results of in¬ 
vestigations in that State, and may well 
be studied in connection with the other 
bulletin. There is no longer any doubt 
that sugar beets of high quality can be 
grown in Wisconsin. The Lake Shore 
region and the northwestern counties 
seem to have given the best results. The 
average of 1,663 beet samples shows 12.67 
per cent of sugar in the juice, and the 
average estimated yield of beets per acre 
was 13.6 tons. These results, too, were 
obtained by farmers, most of whom had 
no previous experience in raising sugar 
beets. The average expense of growing 
an acre of sugar beets was $28.73, all of 
which will certainly indicate a hopeful 
future for the sugar-beet industry. 
Those of our readers who are inter¬ 
ested in cotton culture, should send for 
Bulletin 39, of the Georgia Experiment 
Station (Experiment P.O.). This bulletin 
covers the subject very carefully, giving 
a discussion of the varieties, methods of 
planting, fertilizing and caring for the 
crop. It appears that, of late years, a 
great deal of work has been done in de¬ 
veloping new varieties of cotton, and 
considerable success has been attained 
in this line. Subsoiling has not given 
particularly beneficial results at the 
Georgia Station, either with cotton or 
corn. As regards the application of fer¬ 
tilizers to the cotton crop, experiments 
indicate that there was no advantage in 
making two applications of the fertil¬ 
izer. Director Redding says, however, 
that it is not safe to apply cotton-seed 
meal in direct contact with planted 
seed, as the meal appears to generate 
some noxious gas or other product that 
impairs the vitality of germinating seed. 
He has found, too, that acid phosphate 
has given better results on cotton than 
raw bone meal. After repeated experi¬ 
ments, the following formula for cotton 
is recommended : 468 pounds of acid phos¬ 
phate, 36 pounds of muriate of potash, 
286 pounds of cotton-seed meal ; or in 
place of the cotton-seed meal, 130 pounds 
of nitrate of soda. This formula has 
given excellent results as compared with 
other mixtures. 
Foa Coughs, Asthma and Throat Disorders 
“ Iiroum'a Bronchial Trochea" are an effectual 
remedy. Sold only in boxes.— Adv. 
A GOOD CHEAT FARM WAGON. 
r > 0L Vl 
STANDARD 
fertilizers; 
THE WORLD’S BEST 
BY EVERY TEST 
FOR ALL CROPS. 
BRADLEY FERTILIZER CD. ! 
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#17 PER TON. 
( 3 to 4% Am. 
Guarantee-^ 8 to \)% Potasl). 
I Vs to %% P. A. 
KEYSTONE. 
f 1 , Corn Planter 
Drops a whole hill at once. A positive movement ac- 
curate dropping planter. All Steel except tongue. 
I norough ly braced 
throughout. 
Best Steel 
Shoes, 
double con¬ 
cave wheels 
for covering 
Automotic , 
reel for check ■ 
row wire. 
¥1 
It 
Strong, 
Durable, Accurate. 
Extra plates for planting in drills. 
f(EYSTONE.. a 
Potato Planter 
Made to meet the demands 
for a Low Priced 
Reliable 
Machine 
For 
Planting 
Potatoes 
It fits the case exactly 
Has a capacity of 4 to 
' acres a day. Will 
P'’V for It¬ 
self in one 
st-usou. Ask 
for testi- 
m o n i a 1 a 
of this. 
Keystone Tongueless 
Cultivators with either wood 
r or steel beams, steel wheels, high arch and our famous 
soft center shovels are the best for all kinds of cultiva¬ 
tion. liest in material, construction and finish. No 
f tongue—easy on neck; easy draft. Write for circulars 
and prices of these and our entire “Keystone Line.’* 
KEYSTONE MFG. CO., 
24 Klver St. STERLING. ILL. 
A Fertilizer and insecticide 
Combined. 
H. A. 8TOOTHOFF, 
316 Madison Ave.. New York. 
In order to introduce their low metal wheels with 
wide tires, the Empire Mfg. Co., Quincy, Ill., have 
placed upon the market a farmer's handy wagon, sold 
at the low price of $19.96. The wagon is only 25 inches 
high, fitted with 24 and 30-inch wheels, with 4-inch 
tires. This wagon is made of best material through¬ 
out, and fully guaranteed for one year. Catalogue 
giving full description will be mailed upon applica¬ 
tion to the manufacturers, who also furnish metal 
wheels at low prices, made any size and width of tire 
to fit any axle. 
A Natural 
Fertilizer 
for alI kinds of 
Field and Carden 
G* 1 '* Crop. Supplied incar- 
(AAnjoiid lots, direct from 
"1/1/Canadian storehouses, in 
bulk, bags or barrels, uri- 
der personal supervision, 
rrrr Guaranteed quality and 
weight. Write for free pam- 
mp) pliletand price-list. 
-J& F. R. LALOR, 
Dunnville, (Box 16) Ontario. 
Legal Successor to MUNROE, LALOR & Co. 
ASPINWALL 
Corn amt Bean 
DRILL, 
: 0000 < 
Profits 
of Farming 
Gardening and Fruit Culture 
depend upon Good Crops and 
they in turn upon Good Fer¬ 
tilizers. The uniformly best 
fertilizer for all Crops and all 
soils is made by 
KEYSTONE FARM MACHINE C0„ YORK, PA, il THE CLEVE i* R ? RRYER CO- 
KEYSTONE — CU L T n/ L A E T O R ? 1 N C 
A parallel beam movement 
that cannot be surpassed. 
Patented July 31, 1894. 
Eight beams, 12 shovels. 
Can be narrowed up for 3 y s 
foot rows. Write for prices. 
EVERGREENS 
Largest stock in Amer¬ 
ica, including 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
and Douglas Spruce 
of Colorado. 
Also, Ornamental, 
Shade and Forest Trees. 
'Tree Seeds, Etc. 
K. DOUGLAS’ SONS 
Waukegan, Ill. 
CLEVELAND, O. 
Materials supplied for “Home Mixing.' 
Hundreds of Rural New Yorker readers 1 
1 are "sing It now, and oilier hundreds would 
(if they but knew Us value. Unexcelled for 
ACCURACY, DURABILITY 
AND ECONOMY. 
Cheapest and best RIDING CORN DRILL, 
\ in the world. Send for illustrated circulars 
ASPINWALL MFG. CO. 
^ B2 Sabin St. Jackson, Mich. 
CTEEL 
O LAND 
ROLLEI 
CABOT’S 
CREOSOTE SHINGLE STAINS 
for 
HOUSES, 
BARNS, 
STABLES, 
SHEDS, 
FENCES, 
and all rough woodwork, 
especially shingles. They 
are softer and richer in 
color, easier and quicker 
to apply, wear better, and 
are 50 per cent, cheaper 
than paint. Made of the 
finest pigments with Cre¬ 
osote, the best wood pre¬ 
servative known. 
SAMUEL CABOT, Sole Mir., 
81 Kilby St., Boston, Muss. 
Agents at all Central Points. 
Send for Sam¬ 
ples of Stained 
Wood and Color 
studies of houses 
THE BEST, CHEAPEST 
AND MOST DURABLE. 
We also manufacture Grain Thresh¬ 
ers and Separators, Sweep Powers, 
1, '2. k .'{ horse Tread 
Powers, Hand and 
Power Corn Shell- 
era. Chilled Plows, 
Hand and Power 
Feed Cutters, 
Grinding Mills, 
1898 Farmers 
must use 1898 farm 
Implements, to be 
successful. The 
most profitable tool 
they can buy is the 
HENCH 
IMPROVED RIDING 
AND WALKING 
CULTIVATOR 
Three machines In one-planter, fertilizer and 
cultivator. This and many other perfected, 
protitable (arm machines are fully described In 
9 Hench &r Dromgold’s ISDN Catalogue. 
3 Every farmer should write for It—free. 
\ hench & DROMCOLD, York, Pa. 
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HELLER’S 
PERFECT 
HARROW. 
Best general purpose 
harrow in the world; 
unequaled 
for killing 
weeds. 
All steel. 
Light 
draft. 
r-5 
P«_ ~ - 1-horse Cultivators 
bmp-re Mowers, Hav Hakes, Wood Saws, &c. 
B. S. aiESSliVUEU 4 SON, Ttt 
xuiy, 
I’eter J. Heller. Montclair, N.J 
SMALLEST ADVERTISEMENTS but 
BIGGEST VALUES IN WEEDERS. 
Seven years of perfect satisfaction with our ROUND-toothed weeders 
prove them to be superior to all others. Our Onion Weeder is the eighth 
wonder of the world. AGENTS WANTED. 
Special introductory prices and agency for first order from a town 
Send for circulars QUICK, or you will lose the chance. 
Z. BREED WEEDER CO., 
27 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass. ■ 
URPFE’S farm annual 
w III fall The Leading American Seed 
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FOR 
1898 
Catalogue. 
TweBty-eiie Grmnd, New Novelties for 1898 , which carrot be hid elsewh^! 
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