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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 12, 1897 
Humorous. 
Little Sister : “ What’s the diff’rence 
’tween ’lectric’try an’ lightnin’?” Little 
Brother : “You don’t have to pay nuthin’ 
for lightnin’.” —Detroit Free Press. 
“ I bought a pair of handsome em¬ 
broidered suspenders to-day, John,” she 
said as she smoothed out her bloomers ” 
“For me or for you?” he asked.— 
Chicago Post. 
Wife; “It does seem hard when a 
woman marries she has to take her hus¬ 
band’s name.” Husband : “ Well, she 
takes everything else he’s got, why leave 
that out ? ”— Judy. 
She : “ I think you would better send 
up another rat-trap, John.” He : “ But 
I bought one only the other day.” She : 
“ I know, but there is a rat in that 
one.”— London Tid-Bits. 
Bridget: “Ye give thim cows too 
much salt.” Milkman: “How do yer 
know ? ” Bridget: “ Sure, and Oi can 
till by th’ milk thot they dhrink too 
much wather intoirely.”— Credit Lost. 
Papa : “ The Bible says that people 
multiplied on the face of the earth.” 
Bright Boy: “Wasn’t that nice, pa?” 
Papa : “ What do you mean ? ” Boy : 
“ Having school outdoors.”— Twinkles. 
Con Vivial : “ Doctor, my wife suffers 
greatly from insomnia.” Physician : 
“Insomnia? How do you know ? ” Con 
Vivial: “ Why, every time I come home 
at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning I always 
find her wide awake ! ”— Puck. 
He : “ They tell me your husband is a 
great artist.” She : “ That he is. He 
painted a picture of some onions for the 
last exhibition, and they were so natural 
that the committee put them on the 
top line, so that people wouldn’t smell 
them.”— Yonkers Statesman. 
“ Mr wife has been studying geology 
and the house is so full of rocks I can’t 
find a place to sit down.” “ What will 
you do about it ? ” “ I’ve induced her to 
take up astronomy.” “Is that any bet¬ 
ter?” “Of course; she can’t collect 
specimens.”— Chicago Record. 
“ How old are you, Johnny?” “Six.” 
“Ever been ill?” “Yes.” “Often?” 
“ No.” “Have you ever had the doctor ?” 
“Yes.” “How often?” “Just once.” 
“ How long ago was that ? ” “ ’Bout six 
years ago.” “What was the matter, 
then ? ” “I was getting borned.”— Fun 
Smart Tourist (in New Hampshire, 
where cobblestones and granite are the 
principal crops): “ I say there, friend, 
what are you building a wire fence 
around that field for ? There isn’t any¬ 
thing in there that any animal could 
possibly eat.” Farmer : “ Huh ! Reckon 
1 know what I’m about, sonny. I’m put¬ 
ting up this fence for fear some of my 
cows might stray in there an d starve to 
death.”— New York Tribune. 
A couple of small Country Week 
children on invitation to our house, went 
down to see the milking. “ Ho,” said 
one, “ I know where the milk comes 
from. It don’t come from stores. You 
just go up to a cow and hold a bucket 
under her and pull a string, and the 
milk comes down.” Another child, last 
summer, was interested in one of the 
habits of cows. “ Where,” he asked, 
“ does they git their chewing gum ? 
Does the Country Week buy it for ’em ? ” 
American Kitchen Magazine. 
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The Great American Tea Co., 
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Reasons for their Faith 
IN THE 
Improved U. S. Separator 
“It paid for itself 
the first year.” 
S. W. Russeix. 
Highgate, Ctr. Vt. 
Jan. is, 1897. 
“ ‘Uncle Sam’ gets 
all the cream every 
time.” 
Albert Davis. 
lia. Sullivan, N. H. 
May 3, 1897. 
“The U. S. beat 
both the American 
and the De Laval.” 
C. H. Bentlhv. 
Groton City, N. Y., 
May 22, 1897. 
“The Improved U. S. was making us $3o.ooa month 
more than the creamery could.” Gardner & 15ly. 
Ashville, N. Y., April 8, 1897. 
More such —and the reason explained in our 
Catalogues—F ree. 
We want agents where we have none. 
Vermont Farm Machine Co., 
BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT. 
Berry Baskets. 
Quarts, Shorts, Pints, Thirds, &c. 
Peach Baskets. 
Sizes, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.12, 14 
and 16 quarts. 
Grape Baskets. 
Sizes, 3 %, 5, 8, 10 and 
15 pounds. 
Peach Covers. 
Wood, burlap and cotton. 
BERRY, PEACH AND GRAPE CRATES. 
Crate stock and box shooks in all sizes, direct from 
the manufacturers. Special prices to dealers and car¬ 
load buyers. Write for catalogue. 
A. H. MONTAGUE & SON, 
Manufacturers and Agents, 
120 Warren St., New York City. 
FRUIT PACKAGESkfnds’ 
Also Beekeepers’ Supplies. 
Order your supplies now. before 
the busy season catches yon. 
Price-list free. Address 
BERLIN FRUITBOXCO. 
Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. 
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. 
M anufacturer of and Dealer in Agricultural Drain Tile. Salt- 
Glazed Sewer Pipe, Red Pressed Brick, Mortar Colors, Fire 
drlck, Oven Tile, Chimney and Flue Lining, Chimney Tops, 
Fire Clay Stove Pipe. Fire Clay, Kaolin, Encaustic Sidewalk 
Tile. Rosendale and Portland Cement. Lime, Plaster, etc. 
FARMERS 
Use, and 
Make Money 
Selling this 
Article. 
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Used on every 
shock. Pull and it’s fast. 
WRITE 
NOW. 
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Ties itself. Costs less than string. 
Never wears out. Thousands easily sold 
in a town. Good profits. Get your Town 
Agency now. It is a valuable agency. Sam¬ 
ples, three sizes, for five cents in stamps. 
Testimonials of Agents who have sold the 
Holdfast Corn Binder. 
•• I sold over these three towns 8,000 Corn Binders." 
N. A. Elsingkr, Turner Centre, Maine. 
'• I saw your Ad. saying that I sold over these three towns 8,000 Bind¬ 
ers. Please exchange that for 19,000 and you will tell the truth.” 
N. A. Elsinuer, Turner Centre, Maine. 
•' I expect to sell a good many Binders for you this season.” 
Robt. Ckahbk, Vanderbilt, Pa. He sold 6.000 last season. 
•' Was your agent last year for Agawam, Mass., and Suffield, Conn. 
Would like the same this year. Every one liked them.” 
E. F. Newton, Agawam, Mass. He bought 7,900 last season. 
"Sold 5,500 Corn Binders in a short time. Believe I can sell 
many more than I did last season. From all who used them 
I get only words of praise.” 
E. R. Keech, Rockford, Mich. 
W. G. St. John, Hammonton, N. J., says“ I 
sold 6,000 in small lots in this town. Can 
sell a good many more this season, as 
farmers have tried them, and TI r f\e\ 
know what they are.” lit 
** Box 72 
Unadilla, PLY 
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and Binder, 
claims. That’s 
When I Saw 
=your advertisement 
I thought that it was probably like the announce¬ 
ments of many other makers of harvesting machinery 
—big blow and little show; but I’m ready to surren¬ 
der; go ahead, gentlemen, you’re all right; I bought 
one of your binders last season and it is equal to any 
claim you ever made for it.” 
This is the condensed essence of what Mr. Thomas 
Carney, of Washington Court House, Ohio, has to 
say about the McCormick Right Hand Open Elevator 
The claims made for McCormick Machines are 
because 
Machines are so constructed that strong claims for them are justified. 
: justitied. The ma¬ 
chine you want will cost you more than the other kind, for the simple reason that 
it is worth more; that’s all -— there’s no other reason — and in the end you’ll be 
glad you paid the difference, because 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 anrl 
The Light-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper, for sale everywhere. 
WHEAT 
Will probably bring good prices 
next Fall—now for a big crop. 
NITRATE OF SODA 
Applied In .he Spring, 60 to 100 
pounds per acre—will greatly in¬ 
crease the yield. It can be ob¬ 
tained of any enterprising fer¬ 
tilizer dealer. 
Please ask for pamphlet with full instruc¬ 
tions for using NITRATE on Wheat and 
other crops and instructions for MIXING 
FERTILIZERS at home. Address 
S. M. HARRIS, Moreton Farm(P.Q.)N.Y. 
Farmers, 
Gardeners and 
Fruit Growers 
To economize should freely use the time 
tested reliable brands of FERTILIZERS 
we manufacture. The goods Increase 
quantity and Improve quality of Grain, 
Grass, Vegetables and Eruit, and make 
healthy Trees ] Vines and Shrubs. 
Brands for all soils and all crops. 
XIT Some prefer making their own “ home 
mixings.” for such we always keep in stock the 
Chemicals and crude materials required. 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 
No. 130 Summit Street, Cleveland, Ohio. 
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$20 Phosphate for Wheat and Grass 
8 old to farmers direct. We have no agents. Scnp 
for Circular. Low prices for car-load lots. 
YORK CHEMICAL WORKS. York. I'a. 
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rrn I ILI/tho^ Address HUBBARD & CO . 
1 hiiiii.ii.h.iu 1 708 Merchants B’k, Balt., Md 
ST. JOMSVILLE AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Engines, Stone Crushers, 'Thrashers, 
HORSE POWERS, DRAG AND BENCH SAWS, 
St. .lolinsville, N. V. 
Kills Prairie Dogs, Woodchucks, Gophers, and Grain 
Insects. 
“Fuma” Carbon Bi-Sulphide Did It. 
“1 treated 500 Inhabited (prairie dog) holes two weeks 
ago, and not a hole opened up.”— Richard Kesuch. 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet. It is beautiful, 
interesting, readable, and will save you money. 
EDWARD R. TAILOR, Cleveland, Ohio. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, June 12, 1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Millet for Hay and Seed.387 
Raising Teosinte Seed.387 
Seeding Timothy in Corn.387 
Steam Plowing in Canada.388 
Short Cuts to Clover and Timothy.388, 389 
How to Figure a Fertilizer.389 
Is Silica Needed by Crops ?.389 
Southern Corn Fertilizer; Cow Peas. 389 
Farm Labor in Western Pennsylvania.290 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
An Ohio Dairy Problem.386 
What Is a Scrub?.287 
Cement Floors for Stables,.388 
Keeping Qualities of “ Dairy ” and “ Cream¬ 
ery ” Butter. 388 
Does It Pay to Grind the Cob ?.390 
“ My Horse Is a Mule”.398 
Iodide of Potash for Horses.398 
Remedy for “Thick Wind ”.398 
Retained Testicle In Pig.398 
Rheumatism in Lambs.398 
Killing the Horn Fly.398 
Some Incubator Questions'.399 
Feeding Young Stock.399 
Dutch Belted Cattle. 399 
“The Helpful Hen”.399 
HORTICULTURAL. 
From Plant to Consumer.385, 386 
The Strawberry Barrel. 387 
The Red Cross Currant.387 
A Patent “Tree Wash”.389 
Arundo Donax Variegata.395 
Ants in Lawn—Shrubs.395 
Seasonable Notes.395 
Seeding a Lawn.395 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.394 
A School Symposium.394 
For Baby’s Comfort. 394 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Some Points about Spraying.387 
Writing on Zinc Labels.387 
Life and Work of the Pear Slug.389 
A “Cure” for Rheumatism.390 
German Carp Defended.390 
Ruralisms.391 
Editorials. 392 
Brevities.392 
Among the Marketinen.393 
America’s Debt to England.393 
Business Bits.393 
As We Go To Press. 396 
Asparagus in Indiana.396 
Seasonable Scraps.396, 397 
Markets.397 
■ Humorous.......400 
