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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 9, 1897 
Humorous. 
Visitor : “Does mamma give you any¬ 
thing for being a good boy ? ” Tommy : 
“ No, she gives it to me when 1 ain’t.”— 
Boston Traveler. 
Mbs. Homespun (indignantly): “Here’s 
an article says that in Formosa a wife 
costs $5. Mr. Homespun (thoughtfully): 
“ Wal, a good wife is wuth it! ”— Puck. 
Disappointed Suitor (savagely): 
“ What’s that, you little imp ? You say 
you just overheard your sister tell me 
she would be a sister to me, and that 
you are glad of it?” Small Brother 
(meekly): “ Yeth, thir—mithery loveth 
company, thir.”— Judge. 
Bereaved Widow: “I want some¬ 
thing short and simple for my husband’s 
tombstone.” Dealer : “ How do you like 
‘ Resurgam ’ ? ” Bereaved Widow : “What 
does that mean ? ” Dealer : “1 shall rise 
again.” Bereaved Widow : “No; make 
it ‘ Rest in Peace’.”— Truth. 
Morris: “You was telling me the 
other day that a neigbor of yours had 
disappeared. You said that he had 
money with him and it was feared he 
had met with foul play.” Nimmins: 
“It turned out as we feared. It seems 
he went off on a wedding trip.”— Boston 
Transcript. 
Congratulate me, old man 1 ” shouted 
the young father. “ It’s twins ! Twin 
boys ! ” “ Call that cause for congratu¬ 
lations, on your salary?” asked the 
office cynic. -“You bet. I’m going to 
name one for my rich uncle and the 
other for my wife’s rich uncle.”— In 
dianapolis Journal. 
“Mine is a pitiable case,” said the 
man who had reached the melancholy 
stage as he leaned against the bar. 
“ What a woe it is to have a wife who 
has a habit of locking you out of your 
own house!” “You ain’t one, two, 
three with me,” said the other melan¬ 
choly man. “Mine has a habit of lock¬ 
in’ me in .''’—Pittsburgh Chronicle. 
®UY DlKRCT FROM FACTORY/' S> * -S 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLES A LE PRICES, Delivered FRET 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealer- 
profits. In use 64 years. Endorsed by Orange & Farmers 
Alliance. I.ow prices will surprise you. Write for Samples 
0. W. INGERSOLL. 246. Plymouth St.. Brooklyn. N. V 
TEA SET FREE 
or Watch, Clock, or Toilet Set. 
with 20 pounds COCKATOO TEAS 
and a handsome present with 
every pound. Great inducements 
Send for our new illustrated 
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THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. P. O. Box 289. 
ENSILAGE Cutters, 
I It 1* Line ”1 Carriers, Powers 
I Low Prices | Smal iey Mfg. Co., Manitowoc, Wls. 
(QNo matter how good your facilities 
are, the n^e of a Little Giant Separator 
will enable you to 
turn out more and 
better butter than 
yon are now doing. 
Mr. M. M. Gardner, 
of Nashville, Tenn., 
writes us, “Though 
I have on my place 
one of Tennessee’s 
celebrated cold 
springs, my Little 
Giant Separator nets me $2.25 a day 
over the gravity system.” 
P. M. SHARPLES, 
Elgin, Ill. West Chester, Pa. 
Dubuque, la. 
Omaha, Neb. 
FARMERS 
are appreciating the 
Charter 6asoline Engine, 
8TAT10NAKIES, 
PORTABLES AND TRACTION. 
PROOF hy addressing 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
phosphoric acid, and 
nitrogen, are the neces¬ 
sary ingredients of a 
complete fertilizer; Pot¬ 
ash being most import¬ 
ant, must not be stinted. Send for our books mentioned below. 
An illustrated book which tells what Potash is, how it 
should be used, and how much Potash a well-balanced 
fertilizer should contain, is sent free to all applicants. 
Send your address. 
GERflAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York, 
Nitrate of Soda 
is the best and cheapest form 
in which you can buy nitrogen 
(or ammonia). It is also the 
most soluble and available 
form in which nitrogen can 
be applied as food for plants. 
You can mix it yourself with 
other materials in just the 
correct proportion for the 
particular crop to which you 
wish to apply it. You cannot 
raise good crops without nit¬ 
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not use the best—Nitrate ? 
Cf-AA A 40-page book, “Food for Plants.” 
Li CC Tells all about mixing and using 
fertilizers. Please ask for it. 
S. M. HARRIS, MORETON FARM (p. O.) N. Y. 
Completely Ground 
—husks, cob and all, is the 
corn that is treated by the 
■HE FOOS MFC. 
Scientific 
CRINDINC MILL. 
water or suitable 
power. Many sizes. Grind 
all grains singly or mixed. 
Grinding plates sharpen 
themselves. Equaled by 
none. Other styles for horses. 
Our prices will please you. 
Write for catalogue before 
you buy. it will pay you. 
fin. Snrinefield. Ohio. 
This MILL Does 
all kinds of work fine; on one 
set of grinders without injuring 
them. Handles corn and cob, 
rye, barley, oats and screenings. 
It’s different from all others. 
(A Iso make 6 sizes Bell Power Mills 
2 to 25 H. P.) 
T> WT T>nYI7CTTT?T? ‘Ronrl TrvH 
THE 
BUCKEYE 
FEED MILLS 
grind ear corn cob 
a n d a II . They a Iso grind 
all kinds of small grain 
either single or mixed. 
They are of special 
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and feeders. The 
COMBINED 
POWER is a great 
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our illustrated catalogue. 
Staver Ca 
TCtluft Wallace 
None 
Better 
Hade 
GOLD COLD! 
m TVedon’tmeanKlon- 
|dyke, but we mean Corn Belt Corn Cold, 
or which there is enough wasted annually to 
beat the richest gold mine in the world. Can 
it be saved! Yes. How! By grinding your 
1 grain with a 
FEED CRINDER. 
Thousands know thisnow , 
and one trial will con¬ 
vince you. They grind 
all grains single or 
mixed. Crushes and 
grinds ear corn, cob 
all. It’s horse- 
and easy.Cir- 
and prices. 
STEVENS MFG CO 
Joliet, Ill. 
YOUR FEED 
Send for 
with the WOLVERINE cutter. 
-^ ^ Has knives with 4 cuttingedges; 
I it’sagreatimprovement. We 
I can also attach ournew shredder 
head to our cutters, making two 
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in one. 44 styles and sizes. Hand 
* power cuts 2J4 tons an hr. Price 
$2.50 and up; largest cuts ton in 
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because our line represents over 36 years’ experience. 
MARVIN SMITH CO. 66 c?,ic c A u i'oT wl? t - 
VICTORY 
Feed Mill 
Grinds Corn and Coband 
all kinds of Small Grain. 
Made in four sizes, for 2, 
4, 8 and 10 horse power. 
8 end for catalogue 
and prices. 
THOS. ROBERTS, 
P. O. Box 92. Springfield, O. 
SMALLEY FEED SAVERS catalog of Feed 
Mills, Fodder and Root Cutters, 8 U 0 Machines. Pow¬ 
ers, etc. Smalley Mfg. Co., Manitowoc, Wls. 
UflDCC DflUfCDC THRASHERS 
nUndt rU n Cndf and cleaners 
One&two-horse Thrashing outfits. Level PlITTCpC 
Tread, Pat. Governor. Feed and Ensilage UU 1 1 LUO 
Ellis Keystone Agr’l Works, Pottstown, Pa. 
Cider Machinery.— 8 end for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boscnert Press Co., 118 West Water St.. Syracuse.N.Y- 
Convention at Springfield, Ohio, September 15 to 22. 
The Home of the FAMOUS ROSS ENSILAGE and FODDER 
CUTTERS. Silver or Gold or a good note will buy a Ross Cutter, and a 
Ross Cutter will pay 20 to 1 on the investment. Remember, we guarantee 
full value or no sale. Send for our 1897 Catalogue. 
THE E W ROSS COMPANY Springfield. Ohio. 
intense Cultivation-.The Ideal Cutaway 
will 
do 
it. 
Plows a furrow 24 inches wide, and five to seven inches deep. 
Send for Special Circulars of new CUTAWAYS. 
The Cutaway Harrow Co.^Higganum, Conn 
Write 
for 
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illustrated Cata-, 
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Calvanized Steel 
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POWER MILLS 
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Corn Huskers, Corn Shellers, Feed Grinders, 
Wood Saws, Sweep Powers, Tread Powers, Hay 
' Loaders—full line of anything the farmer needs. 
APPLETON MFG. CO. 
27 Fargo Street, 
BATAVIA, ILL. 
GO INTO BUSINESS 
for yourself ana make money drilling wells. 
People must have water, and will always pay 
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to be the most rapid and most durable 
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SAW MILL & ENGINE 
BEST SET WORKS IN THE WORLD. Warranted the beat made. 
Shingle Mills, Machinery, and Standard Agricultural Imple¬ 
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FARQUHAR SEPARATOR 
LARGEST CAPACITY. 
Most economical, lightest draught, 
wastes no grain. ’Cleans ready 
market. Send for catalogues. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., York, Pa. 
THE LEFFEL ENGINES 
AHE GOOD ENGINES 
because they are made 
from be»t mail-rial known, on 
the best line* jrt (ii-xianrtl & 
with the best workman.lilp 
procurable. They are es¬ 
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[Farm. ThisUPRICHT 
BOILER & ENCINE 
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WOOD SAWS, ETC. AH 
about these and others 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, October 9,1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Some Defects in Common Plows.658 
The Dakota Wheat Fields.659 
How to “ Reduce ” Bones.660 
What to Do with Bones. 660 
Nitrogen in Cotton-seed Meal.661 
The R. N.-Y. Hybrid Wheats.661 
Fertilizing Value of Cull Beans.661 
Crimson Clover Is Small.663 
Questions About Weeds.663 
Hope Farm Notes.670 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Good Points of the White Wvandottes.659 
Tuberculosis in Kansas Cattle.659 , 660 
Gas Engines in the Dairy.660, 661 
When to Sf 11 Bottled Milk.. 661 
A Farmers’ Poultry Show.670, 671 
Raising Young Pigs on Cow’s Milk.671 
Shoe Boil on Elbow of Horse.671 
Dropsical Swelling on Horse.671 
Dizzy Ducks and Sick Chickens.671 
HORTICULTURAL. 
The Asparagus Rust....657, 658 
Celery that Goes to Seed.658, 659 
Notes on New Fruits.660 
Any Better Fungicide Than .Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture ?.661 
What Peaches for Central Massachusetts ?... 661 
When to Prune Peaches.661 
Tales of a Tree Agent.661 
Is the Ridgely Chestnut Fertile ?.661 
Ben Davis for Stock in Georgia.661 
When to Cut Alders and Willows.661 
Why Maple Leaves Turn Red Early.661 
Treatment of Blackberry Bushes.663 
More Japan Plum Talk.663 
Ferns for the House.667 
Seasonable Notes.667 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 666 
Teaching the Children at Home. 666 
Odds and Ends. 666 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cold Storage and Damp Cellars.660 
Ice in the Cellar.661 
Ruralisms.662 
Homemade Wind Wheels.663 
Free Rural Delivery.663 
Editorials...664 
Brevities.664 
Among the Marketmen. 668 
Science from the Stations. 668 
The Trenton Interstate Fair. 668 , 669 
The American Institute Fair.669 
Hindsight...669 
Markets•««««•.... .... .,.............. 669 
Humorous,,,**,.... 672 
