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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 30 
January Premiums. 
The six bills last week went to 
1. -W. H. KELLEY.Ohio. 
2. —E. E. PETTY...New York. 
3. —L. G. COLVIN.Pennsylvania. 
4. —S. MOORE.New York. 
5. —C. A. MILLER.New York. 
6. —CHAS. E. LORD.Connecticut. 
Next week will be the last week in this contest, and the five agents who have 
sent the largest five clubs during January will get §50, § 35 , $25, $15 and $5 in cash. 
As it now stands, every one of them will get more money back than they have sent 
us. Conditions are the same as last month; very many small clubs; no large 
ones. Two days’ good work ought to take off a $2 prize next week, and one of the 
five monthly premiums besides. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, NEW YORK. 
NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURE. 
At the meeting of the New Jersey State Board 
of Agriculture, President Denise, in his address, 
deprecated the idea that the farmer must be a 
drudge and put in long hours of severe physical 
labor. He said that the number of such farmers 
is growing smaller. The successful farmer is, 
rather, a wideawake, energetic business man. 
He must be up to the times, and have a brain 
quick enough to compete with those whose mental 
resources are not cheated of their supply of cul¬ 
ture. The latest methods of husbandry, the most 
profitable breeds of stock and the best methods 
of perpetuating them, must be familiar to him, 
as must also the commercial side of the business. 
Keen business competition requires the farmer 
to be a good business man. He urged farmers to 
carry on their business on a cash basis; the 
credit system at stores and elsewhere results in 
excessive prices which should be avoided. Com¬ 
mercial fertilizers are valuable; but farmers 
should know what elements they contain, and 
what their soils need. Agriculture should be 
made a study in the common schools. He recom¬ 
mended Prof. Voorhees’s First Principles of Agri¬ 
culture; the executive committee also recom¬ 
mended the same book as a text-book for the 
common schools. He spoke of the tendency of 
farmers’ boys to flock to the cities, and attributed 
much of this to the farmers constantly talking of 
hard times. No place is so good as the farm, the 
farmer has the first slice of what is raised, and 
has more leisure time than the business man. A 
scientific education is important in successful 
farming. The president paid a warm tribute to 
the memory of the late treasurer, Wm. R. Ward, 
both as a man and as an officer of the board. 
A report for the State Grange was made by the 
Master, John T. Cox. He favored free rural mail 
delivery, and opposed any reduction in letter 
postage until after free delivery is accomplished 
in rural districts. 
The secretary, Franklin Dye, in his report, 
said that New Jersey is becoming more and more 
a dairy State, and he asks, What crop can the 
farmer grow that will pay him better than corn ? 
The greatest hindrance to the success of the dairy 
business is that those engaged in it do not under¬ 
stand the requirements of the business. A large 
proportion of dairy cows are profitable only in 
name. Milk is not always produced in healthful 
surroundings and under scrupulously clean con¬ 
ditions. Another hindrance is the limited demand 
for this perfect, natural food. In 10 years, the 
number of milch cows in New Jersey has in¬ 
creased from 172,926 to 200,347, and their value 
from $2,325,336 to $2,887,930. The decrease in other 
cattle has been 22,453, showing that less attention 
has been given to the raising of calves. Regard¬ 
ing roads, he said that, while stone roads are 
desirable, dirt roads must continue to be the 
principal ones in many localities, and these 
should be kept in good repair. The old method of 
working them will not do. The best roads are 
those under weekly supervision of men appointed 
to that work. With suitable material at his dis¬ 
posal, a man with a shovel, rake and v'heelbar- 
row could keep in repair a certain section of a 
township, another man another section, and so 
on throughout the township. He says that this 
plan has been tried and found to be the best for 
the common dirt roads. Taxation should be 
equalized, and weeds and rubbish should be kept 
down in the highways at public expense, and not 
at the expense of the farmer. The report was 
exhaustive and gave a good idea of the condition 
of farmers in the State. 
Prof. E. B. Voorhees gave a lengthy report on 
the wox-k of the New Jersey Experiment Station, 
of which he is director. He said that the idea of 
experiment stations originated in Europe. If 
there were as many stations in this country in 
proportion as there are in Germany, New Jersey 
would have six. The New Jersey Station was 
founded in 1880; in that year, 54 samples of fer¬ 
tilizer were analyzed, in 1896, 486. In 1880, 19 
samples of fodders and feeds and 39 samples of 
milk, were analyzed, in ’96 more than three times 
as many. The work of the station is being ex¬ 
tended without any increase in cost. Extensive 
experiments with chemical fertilizers have been 
carried on. Results from these were better than 
from city stable manure. As New Jersey is a 
great trucking State, extensive experiments have 
been conducted with the dillerent vegetable crops. 
Sulphur gave good resuits as a rot preventive, 
both in white and sweet potatoes. A special 
Brown’s Bronchial Troches” are a simple yet 
most effectual remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness 
and Bronchial Troubles. Avoid imitations.— Adv. 
study has been made of milk. Farmers do not 
read the bulletins as they should ; this is shown 
by their asking many questions which have al¬ 
ready been answered in these bulletins. Every 
farmer should obtain and read these bulletins, 
and, moreover, should visit the station as often 
as practicable. 
From the Farm to the Market, by Mr. F. H. 
Valentine, dealt with the subject of marketing 
the farm products. He compared old methods of 
transportation with the new, and said that too 
many are packet-boat, freight-train farmers and 
not enough telegraph-telephone, express-train 
ones. He referred to the exceptional situation of 
New Jersey with reference to the markets of the 
great cities, its own manufacturing towns and 
summer resorts, and said that it is literally sur¬ 
rounded and overrun with markets. Some of the 
reasons why farm produce is low in price are 
that we have struck an era of lower prices; all 
products, those that the farmer buys as well as 
those that he sells are lower, all except labor, 
and the labor-saving machinery has partially, 
at least, overcome this. Many factories have 
been closed, and many consumers have been un¬ 
able to buy as much as formerly. The laboring 
classes spend too much on intoxicating liquors, 
and not enough for food and clothing for their 
families. But low prices result many times from 
the farmer’s own mistakes which he has the 
power to remedy. He sends goods of poor quality 
to market, poorly assorted, poorly packed, in 
heavy, dirty packages. He doesn’t take pains to 
inform himself just what the market requires, 
and when and how it requires it. For general 
market, goods should be of fine appearance; for 
private customers, of good quality. Farmers 
should look after their home markets more 
closely. There isn’t so much overproduction as 
there is underconsumption. The farmer should 
reckon his living among his profits, and shouldn’t 
(Concluded next week.) 
A happy man ii 
a healthy man, and 
a healthy man is 
generally happy. 
You never saw a 
happy man in your 
life who had indi¬ 
gestion. If a man 
gets up in the 
morning with a 
foul taste and 
U'\ fouler breath; if 
\ \ he feels listless and 
\ \ sluggish; if he is 
dizzy and blind the 
—minute he steps 
out of bed; if his breakfast doesn’t taste 
good ; if he feels utterly incapable of work, 
Ft is a pretty sure sign that his digestion ia 
out of order — that his principal trouble is 
constipation. If he lets this condition run 
on, there is no telling where it will stop. 
Nine-tenths of all human sickness comes 
from constipation. The first thing that 
every doctor asks when he is called to see a 
patient is whether the bowels are in good 
order. It is nonsense to call a doctor for 
such a simple thing. It is nonsense to let 
such a simple thing grow into such a serious 
thing, as it always does if neglected. Dr. 
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. 
They not only afford immediate and pleas¬ 
ant relief from all the distressing symp¬ 
toms, but they cure permanently and posi¬ 
tively. There are 10,000 medicines that can 
be taken, to give temporary relief. The 
“Pleasant Pellets” are the only things that 
really cure. 
There are plenty of druggists who will 
try to sell you something else. You know 
just as well as we do that an honest 
druggist wouldn’t do such a thing — 
that an honest druggist would give you 
what you ask for. You know that when a 
druggist insists on giving you something 
else, there must be a reason for it. We 
know what that reason is—he makes a big¬ 
ger profit on the other thing. Any drug¬ 
gist in America will supply the “Pellets’" 
Ff you insist on it. 
The People’s Common Sense 
Medical Adviser, in plain En- 
t li.sh, or Medicine Simplified by 
..V. Pierce, M. D., Chief Consult¬ 
ing Physician to the Invalids’ Ho¬ 
tel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, 
N. Y., 1008 pages, illustrated. 
680.000 copies, sola at $1.50. Now 
sent, paper-bound, absolutely 
free on receipt of 31 one-ceut 
stamps to pay for mailing only. 
Address the Author, as above. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
from high-grade R. C.White, R.C. Brown, S.C. Brown, 
Buff Leghorns. Black Minoreas and B. P. Rocks. 
Send for Circular, free. OTTAQDECUKE POULTRY 
YARDS North Hartland, Yt 
when planting with the 
“Improved-Robbins 
Potato Planter/’ 
Results: 100 % of the seed planted cor¬ 
rectly. No bruised seed, no packed soil, 
no misses, no doubles. Recommended 
by leading Potato growers and guaranteed 
to give satisfaction. Send for catalogue 
describing 50 different implements. 
BATEMAN MFG. CO., 
Boxioa. Greuloch, N. J. 
GRass seeoC! 
Sows all kinds Clover, Timothy, Alfalfa, Red Top, 
Flax and all Grass Seeds, any quantity, evenly, ac¬ 
curately. 20 to 40 acres u day. in wet, dry or windy 1 
weather. Weight 40 lbs. HOPPER FOR OATS, WHEAT, 1 
Catalog O. E. THOMPSON A. SONS 
FELL. 17Ri ver Street. YPSILANTI, MICH. 
PEARCE’S IMPROVED 
Cahoon’s Patent Broadca, 
SEED 
SOWER 
Sows all kinds of grain 
and cleaned grass seed 
as fast as four men. 
Simple and durable, 
be used by a green 
ns well as by an ex¬ 
pert. Saves enough seed 
to pay for itself the first 
day'B sowing. Send for 
descriptive circular. 
GOODELl. COMPANY, 
Antrim, N. II., Solo Mfrs. 
THE LIGHTNING SEED SGWERI 
frsVGuaranteed to Sow from 50 to 
80 Acres per Day (either Horse¬ 
back or Foot), of Clover, Timothy, 
ceipt of $l.BO. if not satis¬ 
factory, money refunded. 
Circulars Free. Agents Wanted. 
FRANZEN & 
GOLDEN, ILL. 
REFERENCE: GOLDEN BANK. 
Will 
not 
break.. 
Send for 
circular. 
WILLIS 
SAP SPOUT. 
In one piece with hook. Hand¬ 
somely made from tinned mal¬ 
leable iron. Far superior to all others. 
Full line of other Maple Sugar Goods. 
CHARLES MILLAR A SON, UTICA, N. V. 
NURSERY BOOK. 
BY L. H. BAILEY. 
We have a limited number of the 
Nursery Book, in paper binding, at 50 
cents. When this edition is exhausted, 
we shall have no more at this price, as 
in the future it will be bound only in 
cloth, at $1. As the 50-cent edition is 
limited, we guarantee to fill orders only 
while it lasts. The opportunity is offered 
now for the last time, to get the Nursery 
Book for 50 cents. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
Corn 
is a vigorous feeder and re¬ 
sponds well to liberal fertiliza¬ 
tion. On corn lands the yield 
increases and the soil improves 
if properly treated with fer¬ 
tilizers containing not under 
1 % actual 
Potash. 
A trial of this plan costs but 
little and is sure to lead to 
profitable culture. 
All about Potash—the results of its use by actual ex¬ 
periment on the best farms in the United States —19 
told in a little book which we publish and will gladly 
mail free to any farmer in America who will write for it. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
A Natural 
Fertilizer 
for all kinds of 
Field and Carden 
Crop. Supplied in car¬ 
load lots, direct from Ca¬ 
nadian storehouses, in 
bulk, bags or barrels, un- 
der personal supervision. 
Guaranteed t 
\ weight. Write 
u Di 
. ality and 
-for free pam¬ 
phlet and price-list. 
F. R. LA LOR, 
Dtinnville, (Box 16) Ontario. 
Legal Successor to MUNROE. LALOR & CO. 
“ UP-TO-DATE ” 
ALL BRASS. 
817.00 outfit for £ 6 . 00 . Express , 
paid. Will spray a 10 -aere orchard' 
per day. 60,000 in use. Satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed or money refunded. Ill’t’d Catalogue and 
Treatise on Spraying free. Ag’ts wanted. Ex¬ 
clusive territory given. Rapid sellers. Many 
of our agents are making from 85 to 810 per day. 
!*• O. LEWIS MFG. CO., Box !»5 Cutsklll, N. Y. 
with 
1 he 
EMPIRE 
KING 
PERFICT AOrTflfofs!”Nu auuTc)iing ' 
No leather or rubber valves. Twelve | 
of Spray Pumps. Catalogue Frh*. 
FORCE PUMP CO., 13 Market St., Lockport, N.Y.I 
DON’T DO IT 
NEVER BUY A 
SQUIRT GUN 
because it is CHEAP. 
Get the .... 
“ECLIPSE” 
SPRAY PUMP 
if you want to do business. It 
knocks them all out. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
MORRILL & M0RLEY, 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
THE COMET $2.60 to $5.00. 
Beats them all. 
Don’t buy till 
I * I \ KJ you see them. 
Send postal card for freecata.A har- 
! te today. H. B. RUSLER, Johnstown,0. 
Have you read about 
SPRAYtPS 
vest for agts, write today. 
CARMAN Nos. I and 3 
SEED POTATOES. 
Pure seed, full weight, lowest prices. All 
guaranteed. FRANK R. MILLER, 43 Chatham 
Street, Boston, Mass. Order now and save money. 
pG OO SEBERRYPLXn T SA 
A f Mr. TCl). RICBRWNS. filnmim. Mioh.. nlnnt.Pri 1 Hfin nf mir T-Jrinfi^borrioR nmi rnttrnr Inet. a nlont ^ 
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Mr. Ki>. Behrens, Slocum, Mich., planted 1,000 of our Gooseberries, and never lost a plant. 
LYou can do as well. There is money in Gooseberries. Let us make you an estimate on 600 or 
more. We also offer Big Bargains in Fresh- Dug Trees and small fruits, right from the nursery 
j rows. Apples, $6.60 per ICO; Pears,12c.; Cherries, 10c No better Trees grown. Write us about Goose- 
; berries and Trees wanted at once. Our catalogue, with Bargain Offers, all new and old Fruits, Free 
YOUNG’S NURSERIES, Fred. E. Young, Prop., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
JOHN H. JACKSON, Successor to JACKSON BROS. Established 1852. 
NEW YORK STATE DRAIN TILE and PIPE WORKS. Main Office: 76 Third Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of and Dealer in Agricultural Drain Tile. Salt- 
Glazed Sewer Pipe, Red Pressed Brick, Mortar Colors, Fire 
Brick, Oven Tile, Flue Lining, ChlmneyTops, Encaustic Side 
walk Tile, Rosendale and Portland Cement, Lime, Plaster,&c 
