1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
147 
BUY " DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BEST 
MIXED PAINT5 
At WHOUESA LG PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SA VK Dealers 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Orange & Fanners’ 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
A W. INOERSOLL. 346 Plymouth St.. Brooklyn. N. Y. 
Special to Readers of The Rural New-Yorker ! 
Sond this ad. and 10c. fn 
stamps, and we will mail 
you M lb. of any kind of 
Tea you may select. The 
bestimported. Good Teas 
and Coffees, 25c. ^ lb. We 
will send5 lbs. of FINH 
FAMILY TEAS on re¬ 
ceipt of this ad. and $ 2 . 
This is a special offer. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
81 and 33 Vesev St.. N. Y. P. O. Box 289 
GENERAL AGENTS 
wanted to superintend sub- 
agents selling t he Combination 
Lock-pin Clevis to farmers and 
others. Self locking; always 
secure; sells at sight; exclus¬ 
ive territory. 150 per cent profit. 
CORMANY MFQ. CO. 
.5 Dearborn Street, Chirago. 
Horse Carts 
12 STYLES. 
HAJU) 
WOOD, 
AXLES. 
Popular Priced. Low 
rates of freight from our 
works, Tatamy, Pa., to all 
points. HOBSON A. CO., 
No. li Stone St., N. Y. 
The Farmers HANDY WAGON 
Company, 
SAGINAW. 
are makers 
Low-Down 
Wide-Tire 
TRUCKS. a; so 
METAL 
WHEELS for 
Old Farm Wagons, and 
All-Steel Trucks. 
Cirnul ire Free. 
Tho United States Gov¬ 
ernment has adopted our 
HANDY wagon for haul- 
• rf ing life-boats over sandy 
' beaches. Henceforth it will 
be used In saving lives of shipwrecked mariners. 
For four rears it has been saving the backs of hard¬ 
working farmers. Have you used one ? No? Then 
write for circulars. Free wagon for 320.10. 
A WONDERFUL INVENTION. 
Lever Wheels Harrow 
Wheels carry the frame high making it the lightest 
draft harrow in the world; it will pass over trash 
as easy as a horse rake; easily transported along 
the road. A Ciol.leii Opportunity for 
Agents. Write at once and secure the agency. 
ROSS BROTHERS, 
162 FRONT ST., WORCESTER, MASS. 
Little Ciant 
ON WHEELS. 
WANTED! 
One live farmer in every place to write at once 
for special introductory price on our 
Success Anti-Clog 
WEEDER& CULTIVATOR. 
Skip- 
First buyer secures the agency, 
shortly hoed with the “PLANET JR.” No. I5 Single=Wheel Hoe. 
Cultivator, Rake and Plow attachments. Quickly converted 
into a hill or drill seeder by a seed dropping and sowing attach¬ 
ment—sold separately. Almost any of the twenty “Planet 
Jr.” Farm and Garden Tools will do the work of six 
men. If you make money without them, you’ll 
crpt rirli witTl tViPtn “IMunet Jr.” book for ’97 is ready aud 
get rim wiLii Liitr.ni. costg ll0thirjg _ write for it . 
S. L. ALLEN &. CO., 1107 Market St., Philadelphia. 
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. 
LEAN ALL-STEEL LEVER HARROW 
: 
is practically indestructible. No castings to break, 
no wood to rut. The teeth of this harrow can be adjusted to T 
any angle by the simple top lever. IT IS UNEQUALLED t 
for preparing the soil for all kinds of crops. ? 
Will save its cost the first season. Light, Strong, Perfset. T 
Roderick lean Mfg.Co . Mansfield, 0.' I 
CORN PLANTER 
PLANT 
WILL 
Corn, Beans, Peas 
and Beet Seed 
in HiLls, Drills anti Checks. It is the 
only planter that will distribute all 
fertilizers, Wot or Dry, Hen Ma¬ 
nure, Plaster, Ashes, Ktc,, with 
a certainty, in different amounts, each 
side of seed. Send for circulars. 
Eclipse Corn Planter Co., 
ENFIELD, GRAFTON CO., 
New Hampshire. 
And Fertilizer Distributor Combined. 
WEIGHT, 150 POUNDS 
We do not Recommend 
Improved U.S. 
Separator. 
“ My 8-year-old girl can start it and 
speed it to 50 turns.” S. N\ Sherman. 
Meckville, Pa., Jan. 9, 1897. 
“ It is only good exercise, for it almost 
runs itself,’ say Fannie and Nora 
Hartzler, aged 15 and 13 respectively. 
Bellefontaine, Ohio, July 1, 1896. 
“ My boy, ir years old, takes all care 
of it now.” John L. Barter. 
Sac City, Aug. 27, 1896. 
Operation by Children 
But They 
It is worthy of note the number 
who make statements like the 
following about our 
Do It!! 
“ My boy of 7 frequently teases to turn the crank, it runs so easily. ’ 
J. H, Brown, Ag l Ed. Michigan Farmer, Climax, ?>Iich., Nov. 4, 1895. 
“Our daughter, it years old, adjusts, and even turns the machine for a considerable length 
of time. b 
W. K. Fethekolf, Jacksonville, Pa., March 26, 1896. 
figT'Write quick. 
Teeth guaranteed. 
D. Y, HALLODK & SON 
YORK, Pfl. P. O. BOx, 805. 
Our Claim is Full Capacity — Clean Skimming — Easy Rtnnirg. 
Catalogues Free for the Asking. 
Live, H ustling Agents VJ anted. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 
ACME 
AG EM'S 
WANTED. 
_ Illustrated 
pamphlet 
mailed 
free. 
PULVERIZING HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER AND LEVELER. 
Adapted to all soils, all work. Cruslies, cuts, 
lifts, pulverizes, turns, levels tire soil in one oper¬ 
ation. Made entirely of cast steel and wrouglit iron 
—practically indestructible. 
Cheapest riding harrow on earth. $8.00 and up. 
SENT ON TRIAL 
if not satisfactory. 
N. B.—I deliver free on board at distributing points. 
PLEASE MENTION THIS PAPER. 
DUANE If. NASH, Sole M’l’r, 
Millington, New Jersey, and 
30 So. Canal St., Chicago. 
The “IRON AGE” 
WHEEL HOES 
Bicycle Construction. 
Thoroughly Adjustable. 
High Steel Wheels, 
Tubular Frame, 
Malleable Castings. 
Light, strong and works "just right." 
BATEMAN MFG. CO., Box 102,Grenloch. N. J. 
T n o T s° HS 
>SSEI 
Sows all kinds Clover. Timothy, Alfalfa, Red Top,' 
Flax and all Grass Seeds, any yuautity, evenly, ac - 1 
1 curately. 20 to 40 acres u day. In wet, dry or windy < 
> weather. Weight 40 lbs. HOPPER FOR OATS. WHEAT, < 
i Catalog o. E. THOMPSON & SONS 
FREE. 17 River Street, YPSILANTI, MICH. 
PEARCE’S IMPROVED 
i 
Cahoon’s Patent Broadcast 
SEED 
SOWER 
Sows all kinds of grain 
and cleaned grass seed 
ns fast as four men. 
Simple and durable, 
bo used by a greeu 
ns well as by an ex¬ 
pert. Saves enough seed 
to pay for itself the first 
day’s sowing. Send lor 
descriptive circular. 
GOODKLL COMPANY, 
Antrim, N. II., Sole illlrs. 
Beans! Beans! Beans! 
The First and Only 
PRACTICAL 
BEAN PICKER 
For Farm and Ware¬ 
house Use. 
Machines sent ori approval 
Send for Circular. 
BACON M’F’G CO., 
9 Lawrence St., 
Pontiac, Mich 
until the machine is re¬ 
ceived. Six sizes. Send 
for circulars and prices on 
all sizes delivered at your 
station, freight prepaid 
EMPIRE MFG. CO., 
(52 River St., Rock Falls,111 
CONTENTS. 
Rubal New-Yobkkb, February 27, 1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Hen Manure and Lime Ashes. 137 
A Compost Heap of Peat.137 
A Corn Fertilizer from Hen Manure.145 
Oats, Barley aud Wheat for Iowa.146 
A Churn for Whole Milk. 146 
Alfalfa for Western New York. 146 
Crimson Clover in Canada; Balanced Ration. 146 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Hog Fails to Bleed Right.144 
Oedema of Pregnancy in a Co w.144 
Intestinal Worms in Sheep.144 
Hog Pasture in Virginia.144 
Shorts or Middlings for Pigs.145 
Don’t Give uptheCows.145 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Dwarf Pears; How Far Apart ?. 136 
Pruning Apple Trees in Kentucky.136 
An Arbor-vitie Road Hedge.137 
Starting Trees from Cuttings.137 
The English Primrose. 141 
Notes on Floral Novelties.141 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.140 
Brown Bread.140 
Odds and Ends. 140 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The R. N.-Y.’s Reviews of the Catalogues for 
Editorials. nig 
Brevities. 133 
AmoDgthe Marketmen. 139 
As We Go To Press. 142 
Markets. 143 
Curing Hams and Bacon. 145 
