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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 17, 1897 
Humorous. 
An eavesdropper—the icicle.— Puck. 
“ What are you doinj?, Uncle Joshua ?” 
said pretty Annabel Dimling to her agri¬ 
cultural relative, who was sowing wheat. 
“ I am planting flour seeds,” replied the 
truthful granger. “ Oh, my ! In this big 
field 1 ”— Up-to-Date. 
“ Talk about unreasonable people,’> 
said the real estate agent who is just 
going into business, “ that man wants 
me to be sure to rent his farm to some¬ 
body who has had experience.” “ What 
is there unreasonable about that? ” “ The 
idea of anybody who has had experience 
with a f'irm wanting to live on one ! ” 
—Washington Star. 
“ Oh, dear Mr. Cocker,” exclaimed 
Mrs. Gazzam, “ I am told that you are 
an expert in dogs. I do love dogs so. I 
have the dearest little pug. His name 
is Cupid. The sweetest little thing, just 
as fat as he can be. Now, Mr. Cocker, I 
want to ask you just one question. You 
will tell me, I know.” “ Certainly, Mrs. 
Gazzam.” “ Is an ocean greyhound any¬ 
thing like a water spaniel ?”— Harper's 
Bazar. 
Adam’s Daughter. —Our married poet, 
who has been known now and then to 
tell the truth, tells this story on his 
little daughter. Her mother overheard 
her explaining the origin of sex to her 
family of dolls. “You see, children,” 
she said, “ Adam was a man alone, and 
he was ever so lonely-ponely, and Dod 
put him to sleep, and then he took his 
brains out and made a nice lady for 
him .”—Illustrated Bits. 
tire you going to build ? 
Do you want to fix up your old 
buildings ? 
If so, do not use common tarred 
paper for any purpose. It will 
soon dry out and become lifeless. 
Use Neponset Paper. It is odor¬ 
less, clean, and economical. 
For outside covering use Nepon- 
set Red Rope Fabric. It is a splen¬ 
did substitute for shingles and 
clapboards, and does not cost 
nearly as much,—only one cent 
a square foot at the factory, with 
the necessary nails and tin caps. 
For repairing old buildings, 
leaky roofs, for making warm hot¬ 
beds, green-houses, sheds, barnsj 
hen-houses, etc., Ncponsct Fabric 
does the business. Absolutely 
water-proof, wind-proof, and frost¬ 
proof. Use it in buildings of every 
description, if you want them warm 
and dry. It takes the place of 
back plaster in dwellings, and will 
not crack or crumble. 
Full particulars and 
samples free. Write 
F. W. Bird & Son, 
East Walpole, Mass. 
For sale by Dealers 
in Hardware, Lum¬ 
ber, and Building 
Supplies. 
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. 
W&F Write quick. 
Teeth guaranteed. 
D. Y. HALLOCK & SON 
YORK, PH- P- O. BOx, 80 S. 
Z, BREED WEEK 
See our advertisement in this paper, issues 
for February 27 and March 13, if you want 
to save time, money and strength. 
THE Z. BREED WEEDER CO. 
26 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FAOTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLES A LE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Baras, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealers 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Orange & Fanners’ 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
*. W. INGERSOLL. 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn. N. Y. 
Special to Readers of The Rural New-Yorker I 
™ 8 nd this ad. and 10c. In 
stamps, and we will mall 
you M lb. of any kind of 
Tea you may select. The 
best ini ported. Good Teat 
and Coffees, 25c. ^ lb. We 
wiU send 5 lbs. of FINE 
FAMILY TEAS on re 
of this ad. and 12 
TMKSSXHnSHBThis is a special offer. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
J1 and 33 Vesev St. N. Y. X*. O. Box 289. 
^ use, and make 
money selling this 
article. Used on every shock. Pnlland its 
fast. Ties itself. Costs lessthan string. 
Never wears out. Thousands easily sold in 
a town. Good profits. Get your Town Agency 
now. Complete outfit for 5c., stamps. 
Holdfast Corn Binder 
Will last a century. Raves % labor in 
binding. Shockcannot fallorblowdown. 
Shocks easily tightened for loading. 
Binder easily removed for husk¬ 
ing. A boy can easily do the 
L binding. Ropes are strong, 
a 1 and monse proof. Put up 
kuiflla with 4,6,6,8,10 ft. rope. 
T-TTIE CO., BnxTI 
VjW t’ondllla, N. Y. 
t vv v m Yvvvvv' vvvwyv' ^vv • 
l BUY THE ni-IIO \ 
j CULTIVATOR j 
BEST ON EARTH. 112,000 NOWIN USE 
Built ill 4 Shovel, 6 Shovel, 8 Shovel 
and Spring Tooth. All beams inter¬ 
changeable. No change in six years. 
Was made perfect in the first place. 
KOBE FAMOUS OHIO CULTIVAT0BS sold 
than any other. Its lightnessof draft, ease 
of management and perfect construct¬ 
ion establishes all claims. For shallow 
cultivation, deep cultivation on all hoed 
crops, or for working corn stubble for 
seeding to oats, or fallowing ground it has 
no equal. DO NOT BUY till you have 
seen the OHIO. Write for Free illus¬ 
trated catalogue. Mention this paper. 
THE OHIO CULTIVATOR COMPANY, 
BELLEVUE, OHIO. 
BUCKEYE 
<• 
Equipped with Spring 
Teeth instead of 
Shovels if desired. 
HILLSIDE 
i^ombined Riding and Walking 
Cultivator. 
Most wheel Cultiva¬ 
tors slide in hillside 
cultivation and the 
operator has great 
trouble to keep the 
wheels off the 
row. We have 
overcome all 
this difficulty 
by the con¬ 
struction of this 
HILLSIDE 
CULTIVATOR 
The operator can 
the wheel at such an 
to gather the space 
the con stant tendency to 
P. P, MAST & CO. 
EASY TO 
HANDLE. 
EASY TO 
ADJUST. 
DURABLE. 
PERFECT. 
More about this and 
our Buckeye Grain 
Drills, Combined 
Grain and Fertilizer 
Drills, Broadcast 
Seeders, Hay Rakes, 
Cider Mills, etc., in our 
circulars and illustrated 
catalogue. Send for them. 
9 Canal St., Springfield, 0. 
Braneh House, Philadelphia 
: 
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The Man^fho is Raising a Big Crop 
X —realizes that the harvest time is ahead. 
Ideal far ini’- o, comprehends not only the growing of the tallest grain—the 
most tons-t ^.e-acre of hay; the best farming—the farming that pays — must 
contempl -c^omething more than this; for there is a harvest time, and just in 
proport* ^ as a crop is saved successfully, speedily and economically, in just 
that p' ^.rtion may be measured the season's profit or loss. 
Harvesting Machines are the profit-bringing kind; they are built for long wear, 
hard work, light draft, and in short, to satisfy. There are other kinds that 
don't cost as much, but there’s nothing cheaper than the best. 
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Chicago, 
The Light-Running McCormick Open Elevator Harvester, 
The Light-Running McCormick New 4 Steel Mower, 
The Light-Running McCormick Vertical Corn Binder and 
The Light-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper for sale everywhere. 
WHITMAN’S 
Adjustable Lever Weeder 
Most Simple, Durable and Perfect. 
The only Weeder having a Lever to adjust the 
inclination of the Teeth. Can he used on all 
crops, from the time the seed isplanted till 
twelve or more inches in height. Warranted to 
give entire satisfaction. No use for Cultivator 
when this Weeder is used. 
Send for Circular. Agents Wanted. 
The Whitman Agricultural Works, 
AUBURN, MAINE. U. S. A. 
THE ONLY PATENTED RIDING WHEEL. 
SPRING-TOOTH 
HARROW 
A wonderful 
improvement. 
The wheels carry the _ 
frame high above the ground, making it the lightest 
draft Harrow in the world. Rachet tooth hoWer; Unto 
18 ins. can be worn off the tooth. Over H.uoo sold in 1666. 
A golden opportunity for dealers. Write for prices. 
CORN PLANTS! 
with Fertilizer Attachment. 
Forsimplicity.neat- 
ness, strength and 
•durability cannot 
be equalled. We 
Jalso manufacture 
w ^Circular Saw Mills. 
Cultivators, Grain Drills, Threshers, Engines, and all 
kinds of Agricultural Implements. Sold by all reli¬ 
able dealers. Don’t be deceived. Insist upon 
having our goods. Agents wanted. Catalogue free. 
HENCH & DROMGOLD, YORK, PA 
BUCHANAN FENCE. 
INDIVIDUAL TENSION THROUGH ENTIRE FENCE 
100 RODS $35.00. 
S END STAMP FOR CATALOCUl. 
BUCHANAN FENCE CO., 
258 MAIN ST., SMlTHVILLE, 0 . 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, April 17, 1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Why Do We Plow?.258 
To Prevent Scab in Potatoes.258 
Varieties of Cabbage; Seed Per Acre.260 
No Substitute for Crimson Clover.260 
Three-Horse Tongue.260 
Potash Needed with Manure.260 
Soaking Potatoes to Prevent Scab.261 
Hen Manure in Home Fertilizer Mixtures.261 
LIVE 8TOCK AND DAIRY. 
Blood for Hens; Treatment for Trees.260 
How a Chicken Breaks the Shell.261 
Starting in the Poultry Business.261 
Meeting of Holstein-Friesian Breeders.268 
Silo from a Root Cellar.270 
Build a Stave Silo.270 
Ensilage for Steers; Stave Silo.270 
Shredder for Cutting Ensilage.270, 271 
Tub Silo in the Barn.271 
Capacity of a Tub Silo.271 
How to Kill Warts.271 
What Is Gluten Meal ?.271 
Hogs and Coal.271 
HORTICULTURAL. 
How I Grow First-class Strawberries.257 
The “ Strawberry-Raspberry,” Rubus Sorbi- 
folius. 258 
Orchard Culture in the West.259 
The Gooseberry: From Bud to Fruit.259 
Alexander and “Indian” Apples .260 
Caterpillars on Dwarf Apple Trees.260 
What Lindens for Shade Trees ?.260 
Pine Tar on Apple Trees.260 
The Scurfy Bark-Louse on Apple Trees.260 
“Concentrated Fertilizers” for Flowers.260 
Growing Gladioli from Seed.261 
A Few Good Cannas.267 
Cemetery Planting.267 
Book on Botanical Terms.267 
Callas Not Blooming.267 
Filling Hanging Baskets.267 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.266 
Washing Dainty Laces.266 
Notes for the Dressmaker.266 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Something about Dried Prunes.261 
Ruralisms.262, 263 
Catalogues.263 
Editorials. 264 
Brevities.264 
Among the Marketmen. 265 
Business Bits.265 
Book Trade Notes.268 
Condensed Correspondence.269 
Markets.269 
Humorous.. 272 
