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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 6, 1897 
Special to Readers of The Rural New-Yorker ! 
8:nd this ad. and 10c. in 
stamps, anti we will mall 
you lb. of any kind of 
Tea you may select. The 
bestlmported. Good Teas 
and Coffees, 25c. ^ lb. We 
will send 5 lbs. of FINE 
FAMILY TEAS on re¬ 
ceipt of this ad. and 12. 
This is a special offer. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
81 and 33 Vesey St.. N. Y. 1\ O. Box 289 
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A HORSE BUYER 
He usually proceeds with caution. If a stranger 
should offer him a well known animal at a "cut rate” 
he would insist on a billof sale from the former owner. 
Wise fence buyers who are offered the Coiled Spring 
article by other parties should ask to see a 1 icence from 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
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CABLED FIELD AND HOG FENCE, 
''Cabled Poultry, Garden and Pabbit Fence, Steel 
Web Picket Lawn Fence, Steel Gates, Steel Posts, 
Steel Wire Fence Board. The best complete line of 
smooth wire fencing. Catalogue free. 
DE KALB FENCE CO.,315 HICH ST., DE KALB, ILL 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE • 
Will turn your stock. Perfectly safe. 25 • 
to 58 Inches high. 
If Interested, drop us a catd, and we will • 
mail Illustrated catalogue. 
KEYS TONE WO YEN WIRE FENCE CO., • 
19 Rush 8t.. Peoria. III. ? 
Successful record of fourteen years. Acknowledged 
King of Potato Planters. Better to-day than ever. 
Automatically marks, drops and covers in one op¬ 
eration, doing ten men’s work. 
Send for illustrated catalogue of Planters, Cutters, 
Sprayers, Sorters, etc., free. 
ASPINWALL MFG. CO., 62 Sabin St., JACKSON, MICH. 
couldn’t begin to take the place of one “PLANET JR.” Donblr-lVhrcl 
Hoe. Saves more than it costs every year. Straddles plants 18 inches 
high—finishes rows from 16 to 18 inches apart at a single passage. Has 
cultivator, rake and plow attachments. Wheels adjustable | 
to regulate depth. A score of perfect machines for cul¬ 
tivating every kind of crop are pictured and described 
in the “Planet Jr.” Book for’97. Write for it—free. 
S. L. ALLEN CO., 110T Market St., Philadelphia. 
RIDING 
CULTIVATOR. 
MSIBUCKEYE 
EITHER 
PIN SHOVELS or 
SPRING SHOVELS 
AS DESIRED. 
This is an ideal machine for 
Cultivating all Hoed Crops 
It is adjusted to that light 
touch which produces 
tho shallow cultiva¬ 
tion so cssestial to suc¬ 
cess. It 
THOROUGHLY STIRS 
and fines the top soil, and leaves 
a fine blanket of level surface that 
Conserves the Moisture 
of the soil. 
H3F-Send for catalogue and circulars. 
P. 
P.MAST & CO. 
9 CANAL ST., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
Branch House. Philadelphia, pa. 
1854—Established 42 Years—1896 
U. S. Solid Wheel. 
Old Reliable I 
Halladay Standard, 
Halladay Geared, 
and Cem Steel 
WIND MILLS. 
Guaranteed to be the 
BEST MADE. 
Also Pumps, Tanks, Corn 
Shellers, Feed Mills, Stalk 
Cutters, Haying Tools, 
Saw Tables, &c. 
Send For Catalogue. 
U.S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. 
118 Water St., Batavia, Ill. 
ENGINES, 
SAW MILLS, 
THRASHING MACHINES. 
Beat Machinery at Loweat Prleea. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa. 
The Charter Casoline Engine 
Is used for almost every pur¬ 
pose power Is applied 
to; and for 
FARM, DAIRY, 
and CREAMERY 
Work is unequaled. Full par¬ 
ticulars by addressing 
Charter Gas Engine Co., 
P. O. Box 26, Sterling, Ill. 
STEAM ENGINES 
All sizes. 1 H.-P. up; 
bottom prices. Cat. free. 
Wm. Butts. Trestle,N.Y 
Cider Machinery.—8end for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boscnert Press Co.. 118 West Water St.. Syracuse.N.Y 
BEST 
COOKER 
made. Write for full 
information. 
MITCHELL 
MACHINE CO., 
Kendallville, Indiana. 
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Unequaled for 
al 1 purposi 
Stock, nog 
isheep & 
poultry 
fence 
combi 
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1 M’de, 
In 8 
heigl 
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of 
best 
Gal¬ 
van¬ 
ized 
8 teel 
Wire 
No. 13. 
Protects 
against rab- 
bite. Meets all 
climatic changes. 
Nobreak- 
k. ingin I 
ALL 
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FENCE 
No | 
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, King | 
in sum- 
_ mer. 
Send for catalogue, etc. 
Hartman Mfg. Co., Ellwood City, Pa. 
Manhattan Bldg., Chicago. 277 Broadway, N. Y. | 
WOVEN.wire. FENCE 
mwaimm 
iWlTiTiYATiW, 
Best on Barth. Horse-high, Bull- 
strong, I*lgandChieken-tlght. With 
our Bt fl.KX AI TOHATIC Machine a 
you can make (10 rods a day for . 
12 to 20 cts. a Rod.; 
Over 50 slvies. Catalogue Free. 
KITSELMAN BROS., 1 
tlth O 1 rl rvnil! f I a I is W 
MVVVVI Bot ioc. Ridgeville, Ind. 
$8 
. OO for a 
MACHINE 
to weavey our own fence of 
Coiled Hard .Steel 
Spring Wire, 
52 inches high, at 
25 Cts. per Rod. 
820 buys wire for IOO 
rod fenee. Agents 
Wanted Catalogue Free. 
CARTER 
Wire Fence Macli.Co. 
Box30 Mt.S!erlin«,0. 
PERFECT BASIN, 
FOE STOCK. 
70c. for cash in new sec¬ 
tion. Self-cleaning; can’t 
splash or freeze. Right 
shape. On trial. Order 
now and compare. 
D. H. BAUSMAN, 
Bailsman, Lane. Co., Pa. 
BUCKLEY’S IMPROVED BASIN. 
Swing 
Stan¬ 
chions, 
Newton 
Ties. 
Dairy 
Supplies. 
We make 
Watering 
Basins for 
Horses and 
Cattle, with 
styles adapted to every 
kind of fastening, at ** Write for 
prices from 75c. to $1.50. Catalogue. 
C. E. BUCKLEY & CO., Dover Plains, N. Y- 
STEEL 
... . <— . 
OUCHT TO 
Last a Life Time. 
UNEQUALLED forall kinds of farm work. Saves Us cost 
- ®rst season on growing crops. All steel, no castings to 
_reak—strongest and simplest lever adjusting arrange¬ 
ment made. Write for descriptive circular. Address! 
RODERICK LEAN MFG. CO. MANS HELD ftfiilO. | 
The Only Patented Riding Wh«ol 
SPRING-TOOTH ' 
HARROW 
A wonderful im¬ 
provement. 
The wheels carry the" 
frame high above the 
ground, making it the lightest draft Harrow in th« 
world. Ratchet tooth holder: 16 to 18 inches can b« 
worn off the tooth. Over 6000 Hold in 1896. 
A golden opportunity for dealers. Write for prices. 
be deceived. Insist 
AGENTS WANTED 
goods. 
pon Having 
Catalogue free. 
HENCH &. DROMCOLD, York, Pa. 
fHEPOUNDER 
60000 KurmrrNs.iv 
their BK8T in use* 
PRICE HI OUT, cat’lg 
Free- Freight paid. 
G. H. POUNDER 
^ 0 22 * k A tk into n, >V is. yy g [ j-£ 
HARROW 
Leads all 
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“Eli” Baling Presses 
38 Styles & Sizes for Horse and Steam Powei 
Bell 
-At 
STEEL 
Send for 64 page Illustrated catalogue .: 
COLLINS PLOW CO., till Hampshire St., Quincy, li| 
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The “IRONA®” 
RIDING CULTIVATORS. 
Made in three styles. Thoroughly 
adjustable, and suited to cultivate all 
crops. Easy to guide. Well made 
and well finished. Thousands in use. 
Send for catalogue describing 50 dif¬ 
ferent implements. 
BATEMAN MFG. CO., Box 102 Grenloch, N.J. 
FOR 
ROOFING 
or Siding 
either new 
| or old buildings there 
! is nothing the equal of 
CORRUGATED IRON AND 
STEEL. There is much 
less danger from fire which is an object to 
the farmer who lives away from the ample 
fire protection of the city. A good corru¬ 
gated Steel Roof at 2'A c. per sq. foot. 
THE BERLIN IRON BRIDGE CO. E. BERLIN,CONN. 
WANTED! 
One live farmer in every place to write at once 
for special introductory price on our 
Success Anti-Clog 
WEEDER& CULTIVATOR. 
First buyer secures the agency. 
6®“* Write quick. 
Teeth guaranteed. 
D. Y, HALLOC.K & SON 
YORK, PH. P. 0. BOx, 80S. 
COOK Your FEED and SAVE 
Hall the OoNl-tvilh the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Emp¬ 
ties its kettle In one min ate. The 
simplest and best arrangement for 
cooking food for stock. Also make 
Dairy and Laundry .Stoves, 
M ater and Steam Jacket Kef- 
tics, llog Scaldcrs, Caldrons, 
etc. rst™ Rend for Circulars, 
D. It. SPERRY A CO.. Batavia. Ill. 
IILBD' 
WOOD.' 
STEEL 
AXLES. 
Horse Carls 
12 STYLES. 
J NARROW & 1 
I/2&4 
WIDE Tires. 1 
"Wheels 
Popular Prices. Low 
rates of freight from onr 
works, Tatamy, Pa., to all 
points. HOBSON A CO., 
No. 2 Stone St.. N. Y. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, February 6, 1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Notes from a Connecticut Farm.82 
Second-crop Potatoes.83 
Plan for a Basement Barn.83 
The Culture of Cow Peas.84 
When to Sow Grass Seed.84 
Wheat Bran and Wheat.84 
Apple Refuse as Manure.84 
Use of Salt as Manure.84 
Weeds, Bran, and Mustard Seed.87 
Sulphur and Potato Scab.87 
The Silo Is King of Corn.89 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Give Cows Fresh Air.83 
“ Millet Meal”; Feeding Ewes and Pigs.84 
Poultry and Other Questions.85 
Pin Worms in a Horse.85 
A Hog Sheds His Skin.85 
Wbat Food for the Cow ?. 94 
A Balanced Ration for Southern Foods.95 
Controlling Sex. 95 
HORTICULTURAL. 
What Celery to Plant. 
Tiling an Orchard.. 
For “Peach Rot” ; San Jos6 Scale in 6liio!.” 
Strawberries for Dry Kansas. 
Two Little-Known Apples. 
Pears and Other Fruits. 
Treatment of Quince; Satsuma Plums. 
Crab Grass in Strawberries. 
Carnation Growing. 
How to Plant Locust Seed. 
Tip-Propagated Blackberries. 
Gladiolus—Starting Canna Roots. 
The Water Hyacinth. 
Plants in theCellar.. 
Pennsylvania Horticultural Association......! 
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WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Homemade Soap. 
Sewing for the Season. 
Frozen Eggs.. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
An Irrigation Idea from Iowa. 
The Portable Fence. 
Discharge the Sink Drain. 
Use of the Saccharometer. 
“ A Heaping Bushel”. 
Ruralisms. 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
Among the Marketmen. 
Markets. 
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