1808 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
371 
R U R A U S M S. 
(CONTINUED.) 
tireless set of people, that manage to 
make their ends meet from week to week 
and many of them to accumulate con¬ 
siderable property. 
How is it that they sell their goods at 
so low a price ? Well, they have no rent 
to pay, no salaries to clerks. Their 
horses and wagons and carts are utilized 
during the week to peddle through the 
streets, potatoes, oranges, apples, straw¬ 
berries, bananas, flowers and the like. 
Again, they buy of the “ left-over” mar¬ 
ket ; that is, the late Saturday wholesale 
market, when the wholesalers are ready 
to take almost any price rather than 
keep their goods on hand over Sunday. 
The groceries, hardware, crockery, etc., 
are bought at bankrupt sales or auction 
It occurred to the writer, as he studi¬ 
ously walked through the street, and 
observed the energy, cleverness and per¬ 
severance of the salesmen, that if many 
farmers and gardeners who find it hard 
to make both ends meet and who are 
ever attributing their failures to hard 
times, low prices, sluggish markets, bad 
weather, insects, and to lots of other 
causes, would spend a Saturday evening 
in the Paddy Market, they might learn a 
thing or so that might be helpful to 
them; that it doesn’t pay chronically 
and helplessly to carp at the ills and ad¬ 
versities that at one time or another 
come to all. 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
“More Ksiin, More Rest.”—The first week in 
May fairly broke the record for weather. Sunday 
was the only clear day, and there was only one 
day that was really suitable for plowing. When 
I was a boy, there used to be a saying that the 
rain ought to come nights and Sundays, so that 
the hired man could rest. On a small farm 
where there is not much stock, it is often a puzzle 
to know what to do with the men on a wet day. 
When a man can make himself useful with tools, 
a little shop is a handy place for him; but most 
hired men are not mechanics, and in a season 
like the present, it is hard to keep them going. 
We have begun, at odd hours, to build the small 
chicken houses which we expect to use next 
Winter. 
Wet Weather Indoors. — This weather is 
hard on the women folks. The men come 
tramping in with mud on their boots, and forget 
to use the door mat. The stove will not “draw ” 
properly. The children can’t get outdoors to 
play, and the house is in an uproar. A clear, 
bright day always means relief for the women 
folks. No doubt, there are homes and families 
where mother never scolds, and father never 
growls, where the Buds, Grafts and Scion 3 never 
need a spanking, and where perpetual peace 
reigns, even when the rain outside is as heavy 
as in Noah’s time. We read about such homes 
just as we read about hens that lay 200 eggs per 
year, chickens that never die, and eggs that 
always hatch. We read about such things, but 
somehow, most of us common folks never get 
close to them. Some of these smart and good 
people find it so easy to be always successful and 
happy that we, who must keep chasing after the 
ideals and never catch them, can’t help feeling 
a little dumpy on a wet day. 
Planting Sweet Corn. — We planted eight 
quarts of Crosby and two quarts of Cory corn 
on May 3. This first planting is over two weeks 
behind that of last year. The field is the thin 
sand where we had cow peas last year. We spread 
what manure we had, and worked the ground 
twice with the Cutaway and once with the Acme. 
Then with the potato planter, we opened light 
furrows three feet apart, and dropped 7U0 pounds 
of fertilizer. The seed was dropped by hand— 
an average of three kernels at intervals of about 
18 inches, a little earth was kicked over the seed, 
and the whole field finally rolled down hard. The 
weather has been so cold and wet that it is an 
even chance that we never hear from the corn at 
all. However, we shall see about that. 
Potatoes in Wet Weather.—The plants on the 
small patch of potatoes planted March 26, and 
covered with manure, are several inches high 
and doing well. We are not bragging about our 
three acres of early ones. They are coming up 
slowly, but I fear the rain will be too much for 
some of them. We planted one acre, giving about 
as nearly level culture as is possible with horse 
machinery. On another acre, we used the disks 
behind the planter to put a steep ridge of earth 
over the row. In this wet and soggy season, I 
think that the ridged-up potatoes are safer, and 
that a larger proportion of the plants will start. 
On the level field, the ground stands wet and 
cold, while in the ridges, the soil is quite per¬ 
ceptibly drier and warmer. Some farmers plant 
in deep furrows, just covering the seed at first, 
and gradually covering it until the whole is level. 
In a season like the present, I should expect the 
water to stand in these furrows and injure the 
seed quite a little. Where we ridge up over the 
row, the soil will dry out somewhat between 
raius, and the soil is certainly warmer. Before 
the sprouts break through, we can take a weeder 
or harrow and smooth down the ridges so as to 
give level culture if desired. This is the reverse 
of the plan of slowly filling in the furrow, and in 
a season like the present, it seems to me reason¬ 
able. The fact is that there were but few days 
during the four weeks after our first potatoes 
were planted that we could safely work with 
horse and weeder in the field. 
Wet Hen Weather.—This season has been a 
hard one on little chickens. The chicks need sun 
to do their best, and sun has been scarcer than 
Spanish warships on our coast. So long as we 
used our small brooders with not over 50 in each, 
we lost very few birds. These brooders stand 
outdoors fully exposed to the storms, with oilcloth 
coverings. They are heated by lamps placed 
beneath them. We made our last brooder large, 
and put 150 little chicks with a few older ones in 
it. All went well for a few days, and then they 
began to die. The disaster came upon us so sud¬ 
denly that we lost nearly 50 before we could Hud 
the reasons for it. We think we found the reasons, 
because we have put an end to the trouble. The 
•chicks were too crowded. They piled up over the 
heat on cold nights, until the weak ones were 
crushed and smothered. This is one of the worst 
features of a bottom-heat brooder. There were 
too many in the brooder. It does not pay to put 
more than 50 together. The brooder was kept too 
hot, and was not well ventilated. Fowls need 
fresh air. They snuggled up together, and were 
overheated, and then, when the brooder was 
opened, the raw, damp air cut them to the bone. 
Another trouble with these chicks was that they 
had too much soft food and not enough grit. A 
little charcoal and sharp sand mixed with the 
mash makes a wonderful difference in the ap¬ 
pearance of these little birds. Of course we 
should have known all about these things before¬ 
hand. Our poultry preachers have given us line 
upon line about nursing little chickens, but 
somehow, they can’t make us practice until our 
old friend, Boss, comes along with his needle and 
inoculates us with the fear of disaster. 
Practices of Poultry.—There is a good deal of 
“ human nature ” in a flock of hens. They are 
creatures of habit like the rest of us. Last Win¬ 
ter, we kept our old Minorca hens with the pul¬ 
lets for a short time. Those old hens always 
roosted together in a certain place—not making 
new acquaintances among the pullets. During 
the Winter, we kept two lots of hens separated. 
Recently they were put together in one house. 
There are nest boxes at both ends of the house. 
One lot has taken one end for laying, and the 
other has taken the opposite boxes. They seldom 
mix, and strange to say, the hens that occupied 
the east end of the old house get as near as pos¬ 
sible to the east end of the new one. Our big 
Brahma rooster never would get on the roost. He 
squats fiat on the ground. Six large Minorca 
chickens that have been weaned came in wet as 
rats and crawled under the old fellow for shelter. 
He brooded them better than their regular nurse 
did. How careful he is not to put one of those 
great feet on them! Surely hens are great 
characters! u. w. c. 
Is the baby too thin? 
Does be increase too slow¬ 
ly in weight? 
Are you in constant fear 
be will be ill? 
Then give him more flesh. 
Give him more power to 
resist disease. He certainly 
needs a fat-forming food. 
Scott’s Emulsion is just 
that food. It will make the 
baby plump; increase the 
weight; bring color to the 
cheeks, and prosperity to the 
whole body. Thin children 
take to it as naturally as they 
do to their milk. 
50c. and $1.00, all druggists. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. 
LEGGETT'S h"!iV,T WHALE-OIL SOAP 
For Washing and Spraying Trees. 
Destroys San Jos6 Scale and the like. 
Our Brand indorsed by authorities. 
Obtainable of dealers or write 
LEGGKTT & BROTHER, 
301 Pearl Street, New York. 
ADAM 
THE FENCE MAN 
Makes Woven Wire 
Fence that“Stands 
Up." Cannot Sag. 
Get his new catalogue. It; 
tells all about The Best 
Farm Fence Made. 
a Farm 
J. ADAM, Joliet, 
Advance Fence 
\k nS555£5S5H! RECT T ° the 
eHS5S5S5S"S5Fi« farmer, we 
:&S5S5£5S5S5&! PAY FREIGHT 
g " and is sold 
issssssssssf*!: only that way. 
That saves the 
armorallth^niddloinan’^profltftnd brings his fence 
within a price that beats any hand fence machine on 
earth. Then he has a fence that U a fence when he s 
done with the Job. IT’S ALL INTERWOVEN; no 
loose ends, TIE WIRES CANNOT SLIP. Don’t 
buy until you get our circulars and extra special dl»- 
countsto farmers— Sent Free. 
ADVANCE FENCE CO.. 9 Old St. Peoria. Ill. 
ARMSTRONG & McKELVY 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMER-BAUMAN 
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DAVIS-CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
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j Cincinnati. 
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BRADLEY 
BROOKLYN 
JEWETT 
ULSTER 
UNION / 
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SHIPMAN ) 
COLLIER 
MISSOURI 
RED SEAL 
SOUTHERN 
Now York. 
Chicago. 
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JOHN T. LEWIS A BROS CO 
Philadelphia. 
MORLEY Cleveland . 
SALEM Salem, Mass. 
CORNELL Buffalo. 
KENTUCKY Louisville. 
W E MANUFACTURE White Lead 
by the “old Dutch process,” for 
the reason that it has stood the 
test of centuries; and notwithstanding the 
numerous attempts to make White Lead by 
some of the many quick or patent processes 
— although repeatedly tried — they have 
shown that the “old Dutch” is still the best, 
and is the “up-to-date” process for manu¬ 
facturing White Lead. 
»-tw-W|-ArS By using National Lead Co/s Pure White Lead Tinting Color*, 
J" 1 J\ [y any desired shade is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving valu¬ 
able information and card showing samples of colors free ; also 
folder showing picture of house painted in different designs or various styles or 
combinations of shades forwarded upon application to those intending to paint. 
National Lead Co., 100 William St., New York. 
AN OVER-STOCK 
THE LENOX SPRAYER CO., PITTSFIELD, MASS. 
are entirely over-stocked. 
CUT IN TWO 
5,000 SPRAYERS ON HAND, 
MUST BE UNLOADED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. _ 
THU LENOX SPRAYERS are first-class, and well known, hold 2-1 quarts. Regular price 
Si; will be cut in two $2. One or a thousand, $2. No use to write letters or ask 
’ ' le prices or agencies, lette 
lolesale price-lists have b< 
rself or to sell again, niak„., - - .- 
tator, constantly mixing the liquid. An excellent machine, a pity to sell at 
this price, but must go. Send money order before they are gone, lots of 
times you can use a knapsack where you cannot a barrel pump. Handy at 
any place. Get one while at $2. Cash with order. The world will never see 
a Lenox Sprayer for §2 again after these 5000 are gone, so if you want one 
get it right away. Our reference, this paper or any of our banks. 
THE LENOX SPRAYER CO.. 30 WEST ST., PITTSFIELD, MASS. 
EMPIRE KING 
or Garfield Knapsack 
Perfect agitators—no scorching of foliage 
—no leather valves. 14 styles spray pumps. 
Catalogue free. Agents wanted. 
FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., 13market St.,Lockport, H.Y. 
You Must Fight 
Insects and Fungi If you 
ever expect to grow any 
more good fruit. For 
economy, reliability and 
durability the 
“ECLIPSE” 
spraying outfits are positively the 
latest and best implements on 
the market. Send for catalogue. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
_ with ou. - 
Kerosene Sprayers 
IsHimple. Kerosene Emulsion made 
while pumping. Send for photo, of 
our Nkw PEERLESS ORCHARD 
SPRAYER, with BORDEAUX 
NOZZLE, the WORLD’S BEST. 
w THE DEMINQ CO. SALEM, 0 ._ 
West’n Ag’ta Henion A Hubbell, Chicago 1 
War Declared 
against insects by the fruit growers \\'] 
throughout the country would result. 
in the savings of millions of dollars by; 
reason of having healthy, handsome 
fruit. We can furnish you tVEAPON’S 
that aro n “SURE DEATH" to pests 
of all kinds from $ 1.50 up. Write for our 
new catalogue,free. It tells all about them. 
Agents Wanted Everywhere. 
THE BERGER MFG. CO., Department K, CANTON, OHIO. 
CEHCE AGENTS your business. ^WrlfiO, 
| Bond, Steel I‘ont Co. Adrian, Jfieh. 
WHAT 
%W0ULD YOU DO 
if a man offered you an 
outfit-clothes, shoos 
*3 and hat for hit cts. f 
fl You would look them 
P over carefully, that’s 
what we want you to 
do with cheap fences. 
LAMB WIRE FENCE CO. 
Adrian, Mich. 
let loose will Increase the need to farm carefully 
to “make ends meet.” Good fences save temper, 
time, stock and crops. See our ad. in next issue. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
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With or without lower cable barbed. Cabled Poultry, 
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for lawns and cemeteries. Steel Gates and Posts. 
DE KALB FENCE CO., 31B High St., DE KALB, ILL 
FARMERS, 
MECHANICS, 
NURSERYMEN 
Wanted 
to sell NKW I’KKl’ECT I ON SPRAY PUMPS. 
Simplest, best and cheapest ever built; made on a 
new scientific principle. Chance for a few more 
men; neither capital norexperience necessary; great 
profits. All particulars free. 
ROCHESTER SPRAT PUMP CO., Rochester,R-T. 
IDO YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR?! 
If you don't the fault is probably in the 
• “line” fence. If it were built of • 
JKEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCING? 
There could he no trouble. It turns everything; from thej 
J smallest pig to the largest horse without injury. Expands* 
•and contracts without being loose. Allcross wiresinterwov-.# 
S en—not put on by hand. If your dealer doesn't keep it# 
write us direct. We pay the Freight. • 
•KeystoneWoven Wire FenceCo. 19 Rush St. Peoria, lll.p 
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— fi- Perfect Farm Fence, 
—.—.—JOU r* steel wire. Top and bottom win 
Made of best doubly 
r li annealed galvanized 
ou ana bottom wires No. JL All other 
wires No.ll. We use the strong¬ 
est stay wire In any woven wire 
fence on the market—hence more 
strength and durability. Our,. 
I Ann If *»«4(entirely new fealure.g 
LUUJJ Ik IIUI patented), provides 
_ _ _ perfect expansion and coutrac- 
w u -- 1 ~ ' 1 11 tion, and keeps it tight at all temper- 
The Mesh Around The Panel atures. Our Loop Knot being uni- 
c MOW o How The Fence Is Made^ fortnly distributed throughout each 
.SHOWS now 1 HE TENCfc is mAutv foo t of the fence is, in effect, the 
same as placing one eoil of a spiral spring in every foot throughout the entire 
length of fence, RESIDES GREATLY STRENGTHENING IT. Our Loop r 
Knots make the fence plainly visible and Impossible for stay wire to slip or give. a.vui. 
It is Hog-tight and Bull strong. Will turn all kinds of stock without injuring them Where we have 
no agents, a liberal discount will be given on introductory order. Keliable farmer agents wanted in 
every township. Send for Catalogue and Prices. PITTSBURG WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO.. Pittsburg. Pa 
