64 
January 2fi, lOO] 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Humorous. 
Tlie cobbler doesn’t cobble with a cob, 
The gobbler doesn’t gobble with a gob. 
And the slouchy man or nobby 
M ho’s afflicted with a hobby 
Hasn’t always had to get it playing hob. 
The pickier doesn’t pickle with a pick. 
The tickler doesn’t tickle with a tick. 
And it doesn’t always follow, 
M’hen there’s ugliness to swallow, 
7'hat the stickler has to stickle with a stick. 
—Chicago Times-Herald. 
“I woMJEK why Kaleacre puts all his 
savings under his pillow every night?” 
“Reckon he wants people to know that 
he has money enough to retire on.”— 
Credit Lost. 
Donns (meditatively). ‘Do you be¬ 
lieve a man can really love two women 
at the same time?” Nobbs (sadly): 
“Not after one of them finds it out.”— 
Melbourne Header. 
“Tiiehe goes a man with a very inter¬ 
esting history,” said the clerk in the 
book store. “You don’t say?” inquired 
the customer. “How do you know?” “I 
just sold it to him.”—Philadelphia 
Press. 
“Do you think an honest man is out 
of place in politics?” “Certainly not,” 
answered Senator Sorghum. “We want 
more of ’em. Those are the people that 
are willing to wajk right up to the polls 
and vote and not charge you a cent.”— 
'M'^ashington Star. 
Seeker: “Where did the first trust 
originate?” Sageman: “In Rhode Isl¬ 
and, I believe.” Seeker: “In Rhode Isl¬ 
and? Are you sure of that?” Sageman: 
“Quite positive. As far back as I can 
remember there has always been a trust 
in Providence.”—Boston Courier. 
“But I don’t love you!” objected the 
young woman. “Then why,” howled 
(he indignant youth, referring hastily to 
divers memoranda in his pocket diary, 
“did you eat a total of 65 pounds of 60- 
cent candy 1 brought you during the 
(losing year of the nineteenth century, 
if you didn't love me?” “Because, ” she 
said, with a rapt expression on her love¬ 
ly features, “I do love candy!”—Chicago 
Tribune. _ 
When you write advertisers mention Thk 
11. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
"a square deal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
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M WHOIiESAI.E PRICES, Deliyered FREE 
PorHoases, Barns, Roofs, cll colors, and SA VE Dealere 
profHs. In use 5 8 years. Officially Endorsed by the 
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0. W. INQERSOLL, 846 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
A RARE TREAT IN 
TEASand COFFEES 
BEST IMPORTED at almost HALF PRICES. 
OolongB, Japans, Young Hysons, Gunpowders. Eng¬ 
lish Breakfasts, Souchongs Congous OTn Ia CTa per 
Assams and Ceylons from.A I w lU d f h lb. 
Very Best Boasted Coffee from lOcto 29c 
The Goods are sold on their merits. NO PRESENTS. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 290, Dept. R. 66 Church 8t., New York. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Bosohert Press Co.. 118 West Water St., Syracnse.N.Y. 
A MAN SAVED 
BY USING AFOLDINC SAWING MACHINE. 
On#) mnn run naw more 
wood with it than two 
in any other way and 
dolt earlier. 9 CORDS 
IN 1 O HOURS. Saws 
any wood on any 
ground. Saws tree# 
down. Catalog free. 
First order seen res agency. 
Eoldint Sawing Mach. Co., 55 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, 111. 
Potskto Crops 
It’s very easy to drive a “Success” Weeder over 20 acres of potatoes a day, and every time you do it you increase the 
crop greatly. No need of any more hand hoeing. This year the sales of Hallock’s “Success’ Weeders will ]ia.ss 
the 100,000 mark. Isn’t it time you bought this greatest of all weed killers and cultivators? Every one ot faese 
thousands of farmers has testified that he has saved money by the purchase. The sooner you buy one the more 
money you’ll save. Write to-day for the exjreriences of successful farmers with 
Hallock’s “SUCCESS (Ci WEEDER 
and 
CULTIYATOR 
“I used the Success ’Weeder on potatoes with excellent re¬ 
sults. Raised 226 bushels per acre.” 
A. Burton, Westford, Conn. 
“This is the first year in my life I ever raised potatoes with¬ 
out weeds. I would not take SlOO for my‘Success' Weeder if 1 
could not get another.’’ O. J. Chapman, Independence, la. 
“Your Weeder has made it possible for me to grow ](XK) 
bushels of potatoes for about one-half the cost of cultivation.” 
Harry Wilson. .lacksonport, Wis. 
A wonderful implement for weeding, light harrowing, pul¬ 
verizing, cultivating, etc. Warranted not to break or clog 
with weeds. The only one. If your dealer hasn’t It, write 
for onr special Introductory offer. 
HALIOCK WEEDER AND CULTIVATDR CO., Box gOb, York, Pa. 
(Pitast mention box number.) 
for our Chain 
$ 18.95 End Breech' 
line llarncsR, Coocord flat 
pads, 114 in. traces, folded breech' 
ing, iin.llDe8,li4iQ. bresststrspa, 
2hitcb straps. Lmoollars,$18.45; 
with collars, 82Z.10. 
A I Q Efl hnys this Farm 
9 I OlwU llarncaa. Tra¬ 
ces 6 ft. long, 114 In. wide with 
cockeyes, lines 34 in- x 18 ft.,book 
and tenit pads, pole and breast 
slrapslK in., 2 hltchstraps. I-ess 
collars,(18.50;with collars,822.45. 
0OD ft A fn’ band made, 
V&OlUU bip strap folded 
breeching llarncaa. Bolt 
bames, 134 ui. traces, 1 in, lines 20 
ft. long, breast and pole 8trapsli4 
ill., 2 hitch straps. Less collars, 
(24.50: with collars, (SL25. 
* A s C n i’nyn b«"i K^de 
$£4 iOUf'AUH iuknkss. 
1)4 in. traces, lines 1 in. xlSfu, 
breast and pole straps 1)4 In., 
1 in. collar straps, 2 hitch straps; 
l-ess collars, (24,50 ; with collars, 
(28.75 ; breeching extra, (3.00. 
VICTORY FEED MILL 
III every h»rneini to be mihde oBtof jfood Block and the Tery liest skilled woTkmBnehlp. Any haroeasor pari 
W0 5lll3r8niOO not found perfect may be returned and a new one sent in Its place or money will be returned, 
11 lifSAL AmbIam We will ship any harness C. O, D. subject to examination. If you find It just as rep- 
no MOnBy Wllll UlQBl resented and a better harness than you can get elsewhere for tbe monevt take it; if not, return 
at our expense aTd we will pay all freight charges. 1 In hames traps 21 In. long, lOe; 1>^ In. hand sewed breast straps, 47c. 
M A £ styles and kinds of light and heavy farm harness, light double and single harnesses tor spring waeons, surreys and buggies; 7 d 
y zSj stvles saddles. Strap work and harness repairs of all kinds. We have no agents but sell direct to user at wholesale prices. 
Keiid for free 828 pace Cataloirue. MARVIN SMITH CO., 55-57.59 N. JEFFERSON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 
The Lightest Draft 
Bpring tooth harro'w ever made 18 our Improved 
Riding A Walking Eever k k 
Ri H C E I SPRING I f Reliable 
IT Heel tooth I Agents 
HARROW. ^ 
It Is fully a half 
horse lighter In 
draft thanthose 
ofordinary pat¬ 
tern.Suited for- 
allsolU for all 
cnltitation. 
liacbetlevers control depth 
free from rubbish, throw ,r * ' 
teeth out of way in going from field to field and enables lo to 
18 ins. to be worn from teeth. Guaranteed as to raaterlai, 
workmanHhip and utility. Hendy spring seat for operator. 
Write for large ifeneral Catalogue F .showing our entire line. i 
HEHCH a OBOMeOLD, YORK, PA. 
MAPLE EVAPORATORS 
Most Durable, Most Economical. Cheapest. 
Syrup Cans and Sap I'ails. 
McLANE-SCHANCK HOW. CO., Linesville, Pa. 
Also. Mfrs.of the “Sunlight” Acetylene Gas Machine 
Here’s Good Potato Planting, 
Farmers find that the Improved-Robbins Potato Planter does ^ood 
work quickly. Here is the .sort of praise we are getting from all sections: 
“My potato crop of 1900. planted with your celebrated Improved-Robbins Potato Planter, 
is turning out the liest I ever raised. It is a truly wonderful machine, and yet so simple. 
No potato grower should attempt to do without it. I finished my planting on July 3 and 
my iKJtatoes are fine.” Oliv*;k D. P. Chapin, Jefferson. Wis., Nov. 6,1900. 
"The Improved-Robbins Potato Planter I Ixmght of you last year did the work in one 
day that usually takes me si.x or seven days, and at the close of this 
season will not only have paid for itself, but a dividend In addition. ” 
Samukl L. Pikkck, South Britain. Conn., April 22,1900. 
“The Potato Planter is a perfect tool. It does its 
work extra. I planted sixteen acres of my own and 
aboutall my neighbors’potatoes.” Michael Dong, 
Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio, July 13,190(1. 
For the Iron Age Book for 1901, describing 
the planter in full, address 
BATEMAN MEG. CO.,Box l02,Greiiloch, N.J. 
^'Planet Jr/’ Or^.’iorse Tools 
embody in their design and constructif ^ , same superiority characteristic of 
the general “Plamt Jr.” Line. Thi -Its from a thorough knowledge of 
both farming and manufacturing. ’ .le original iron frame hoe, and is to¬ 
day, as it was at first, the leading horse hov ^ ^e world. Suited, with its numerous att-ach- 
nients, to every variety of cultivation in all kmds of soil. The wheel lever controls the wheel 
and the depth regulator perfectly. Cultivates deep or shallow, and evenly so, at will of oper¬ 
ator. T/ieeamandriif/iewrcontrolswidthof cultivation—wide or narrow at will. Made the 
best that such a tool can be made throughout. 
It is fully described in our new 1901 catalogue, the tost and handsomest we have everpublished, of which 
we have printed 350,000 copies. Illustrated with many full page photographic pictures showing the tools 
at work all over the world. It tells also about “Planet Jr.” Hill and Drill Seeders, Single and Double 
Wheel Hoes,Two-Horse Cultivators, Orchard and Universal Cultivators, F'our Row Beet Seeders and thJl- 
tivators, Ac. Ask for one. We mail them free. Prices for 1901 greatly reduced. 
S. L. ALLEN & CO., BOX 1107 V, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 
Two Gold Medals at Paris Exposition; Highest Aivard. 
Oldest ud Best GriadlKg BUI Bad* 
Will crash and grind corn 
and cob and all kinds of 
ffrain* mixed or •eparste. 
urinda faster, finer and with 
loss power than other mills. 
Are builtstrong-wellmade of 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small else adapt¬ 
ed for wind and tread power. 
Made in four sines for 1, 4, H 
and 10 H. P. Free Oatalogne. 
TIIOS. BOBEKT8, 
Box 0*. Sprlngflold, O. 
FAT AND SLICK 
That’s the way yoa want your live 
stock. Why not grind your ^eed, 
make H go farther ond get H 
allY Grind It jourtelf with the 
STAR FEED GRINDERS 
the best all aroaod feed mill made. 
Rime wiUi the least power. Nerer 
chokea. Grinds all kinds of grain and 
^ whole eareorn, dry.dampor froaen. 
Aleo make BweeproiUe. Catalog free. 
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CONTENTS. 
'Phk Rural New-Yorker, Jan. 26, IWl. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Retail Business on the Farm.'ib 
A Life-Time Silo.u" 
'I'lit.- Hired Man’s Side.Oi) 
The Velvet Bean in Maryland..■>2 
Treatment for Potato Scab..'>2 
Hope Farm Notes.V) 
What About the Potato Crop?.57 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Western Hog Raiser’s Methods.!l' 
Slaughterhouse Offal for Pigs.02 
Pasturing Pigs on Rape.02 
Hoops on a Tub Silo.62 
"Animal” Incubators .02 
Using Incubators .02 
A Cow Report.62 
Curb Swelling on Horse.00 
i’oll Evil in Horse Cured with Salt.63 
Horses with Sore or Scabby Lips.03 
Chronic Cough in a Horse.63 
Worms in Horses; Contagious Distemper 
in Cats .63 
Poultry Show at the American institute. .03 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Twin Cucumber.5U 
Essentials of Strawberry Culture.51 
Fighting the Peach Borer.51 
Top-Grafting Apple Trees.52 . 
Farly Ohio Grape.52 
Some Apples for Connecticut.52 
Root Galls on Raspberries.52 
p-acts About Root Gall.53 
The Emerald Gem Melon.53 
Chance for a Small Greenhouse.53 
The Paragon Apple.54 
The Idaho Pear—Blighted.54 
The Sutton Apple.54 
Stayman’s Superior Apple.51 
The Strong Points of the Elborta Peach..54 
-WOMAN AND HO.ME. 
P’rom Day to Day.5bi 
The Rural Patterns.5S 
Rural Recipes .ob 
Bird Neighbors in Elmville.5'.i 
Staining Floors .55 
MISCEl>I>.\NEOUS. 
Prilling the Ice House.50 
A Cement Floor.Ki 
iOditorials .50 
PN’ents of ilie Wci-1<. 
Markets .^ 
New York P''armers' Institiiles.60 
Busine-ss Bits . 
Market Briefs .61 
Experiment Stations .Oj 
Humorous .64 
