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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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A CITY MAN TURNS FARMER. 
Arrival in the Country. 
Part ll. 
My programme was—having sent the 
furniture three days before—to send my 
family, consisting of wife and two 
granddaughters, Edith, 15 years, and 
Alice, six—by the Norwich boat leaving 
New York at 6 P. M., and reaching New 
London, Conn., at 4 A. M.; thence a two 
hours’ ride by rail leaves them at West 
Willington with a drive of miles to 
the farm. 1 was to get my money from 
a building loan association in Newark, 
N. J., that evening, ana leaving New 
York the next morning should arrive in 
Willington the same day as my family. 
But to my consternation, 1 found on 
reaching Newark that so many “notices 
of withdrawal” had been handed in that 
there was not sufficient money on hand 
to pay them, and mine was one of the 
latest. It was impossible to obtain the 
money that night, and I spent most of 
the next day in the effort to get it, and 
only succeeded in doing so by submit¬ 
ting to a heavy “shave.” Thus my fam¬ 
ily were left for 24 hours to shift for 
themselves, in constant dread of hear¬ 
ing that some accident had happened. 
Reaching Willington my wife learned 
that the furniture had not arrived, and 
getting a liveryman to take them out 
to the farm, saw Mr. Curtis loading the 
last of his goods, preparatory to giving 
us possession. He had 10 miles to drive, 
and had to start at once, saying he 
would be back next day to receive final 
payments, etc. We had bought his milk- 
pans, pails, etc., and Mrs. Curtis left us 
a fricasseed chicken in a tin pail. Across 
the road from the house runs a stone 
wall, and on and against this were half 
a dozen big boys and men, come to see 
what the “New Yorkers” looked like. 
One of the men had a dog, and he fol¬ 
lowed my wife about, expatiating on the 
merits of that particular animal, and 
how necessary it was to kill woodchucks 
if one wanted to raise any crop. But 
Mrs. C. informed him that we wouldn’t 
take a dog as a gift, and he subsided. In 
the house was a fricasseed chicken and 
some milk, but not a knife, fork, plate 
or spoon; not a chair, table or bed. 
Night was approaching; there were two 
hogs and a dozen hens to be fed; three 
cows to milk; and, worse than all, 1 had 
not arrived. Certainly the prospect at 
this hour for three lone females was not 
so “indescribably charming” as the place 
had appeared to us when looking at 
farms. 
Mr. Curtis had informed us that Mrs. 
Naylor, whose farm adjoined ours, 
might be got to do the milking until we 
could get some one, so she was sent for 
and came, but there was no cow barn, 
no stanchions to fasten them; not even 
a piece of rope to tie them with. One 
of the cows would not stand, so Edith 
took her by the horns and with feet 
braced, actually held her while Mrs. 
Naylor milked. This is literally true; 
but just imagine a city girl 15 years old 
—though large and very strong for her 
age—doing such a thing! I don’t think 
she ever feared anything on earth ex¬ 
cept a mouse. A previous milking had 
been left so we would have skim-milk 
for the hogs, and they were fed; the 
hens had to hustle for themselves. Un¬ 
successful application had been made to 
several places to take the family in for 
the night, and it began to look very 
much as though they would have to 
sleep in the barn; as it began to get dark 
a slow, drizzling I'ain set in to make the 
prospect more cheerful (?). Finally, the 
wife'of the postmaster sent word that 
the family could stay at her house, so 
they started. 
Our farm is on a hill, and between it 
and the higher hill on which Willington 
is situated, is a deep ravine heavily 
wooded, through which runs our trout 
brook. It was quite dark on the road 
through these woods, and Alice began 
to cry and asked: “Why don’t they light 
the ’lectric lights?” The child had never 
seen a night before that was not lighted 
by electric light. The next morning I 
reached Willington, found our worldly 
goods just arrived at the station; was 
directed to the postmaster’s house for 
breakfast, where my wife with a sigh 
of relief felt as if all troubles had van¬ 
ished, now the family were united again. 
The next few days were spent in that 
peculiarly delightful work called “get¬ 
ting settled.” G, A. c. 
Measure for Feed. —In your issue of 
February 16 Is an article on weight and 
measure in feeding, in which the writer 
states that he runs against many farmers 
who guess at results. While I admit that 
there is some truth in this, I still maintain 
that there are many of our shrewd farm¬ 
ers of to-day who can guess nearer than 
some who write for them can measure and 
weigh the different kinds of feed in use. 
Coarse bran is given in the table as weigh¬ 
ing five ounces per quart. The question 
is, how was the quart fiiled, turned in 
lightly, or pressed in, or scooped up as 
would ordinarily be done in feeding? It 
is evident that three quart measures filled 
in these different ways will vary much in 
weight. This will apply to nearly all coarse 
feeds. Then, again, will not the same bulk 
of bran from Winter wheat weigh more 
than from Spring wheat? This question 
will also apply to middlings. This same 
writer seems to think that the majority of 
farmers are, well, rather wooden-headed, 
or, to use his language, they get “up 
against a stump,” pretty often when he 
questions them. He certainly uses plain 
English, and I rather like it, if I don’t agree 
with him. I have a suspicion, however, 
that this writer, who halls from the “Nut¬ 
meg” State, is a tenderloin farmer; not 
one of the "embattled host,” who have to 
get up at 4 o’clock in the morning and 
lielp feed and milk from 25 to 50 cows, and 
take the milk to market or to the cars. 
E. F. 
R. N.-Y.—Your suspicion Is all wrong. 
Mr. Manchester is a practical dairyman. 
He knows which end of the cow to milk, 
and milks at both ends by knowing how 
to feed. 
AAMC 
PULVERIZING HARROW 
Clod Crusher 
Leveler 
Agents 
Wanted 
ON 
TRIAL 
To be returned at my 
expense if not satisfactory. 
The best pulverizer and cheapest Riding 
Harrow on earth. We also make walking 
Acmes. The Acme crushes, cuts, pulverizes, 
turns and levels all soils for all purposes. 
Made entirely of cast steel and wrought 
iron— indestructible. 
Catalog and Booklet, "An Ideal narrow," by 
Henry Stewart, mailed free. 
Free on board at New York, Chicago, Colnmbn8.Ix)nl8- 
rUle, Kansas City, Minneapolis, San Francisco, etc. 
DUANE H. NASH, Sole Mfr,, 
Millington, New Jersey, and Chicago, Ill. 
Eureka 
Potato 
Planter, 
$35.00 
Guaranteed to equal the work of high-priced planters 
in any spot or place. lias Fertilizer Attachment. 
Write for catalogue and full information. 
EUREKA MOWER CO., UTICA, N. Y. 
MILLIONS OF ACRES 
fenced with them this year. The fences that 
grow more popular every season. Real 
saving, service and satisfaction in 
Ellwood Steel Wire Fences 
Fully guaranteed. Best steel and galvaniz¬ 
ing. If you can’t find our local agent write to 
American Steel & Wire Co., Chicago or New York. 
EVERY FARM 
needs power to run the Cream Se- 
I parator. pump water, saw wood, cut 
ensilage, grind feed and grain, etc., 
etc. Our Gasoline Engines can be 
run on 10 cents a day for each Horse 
Power. They are simple, safe and 
durable, and are being used on many 
farms throughout the country. Send 
I for prices, etc., stating size wanted. 
R. N. DlHlGO ENGINE WORKS. Portland. Me. 
STANDARD HORSE-CARTS. 
Twelve Style 8—2 and 4 
Wheel—Wide and Narrow 
Tires—SteelAxles. Ixiw rates 
of freight from our Works— 
Tatsmy,Pa.—to aU points. 
Adopted by farmers, con¬ 
tractors. miners, vardeners, 
cemetery authorities, etc., 
wherever the best is wanted. 
HOBSON & CO., Manufrs , 19 State St., New York 
Fake Tests and Testimonials ^ 
About Cream Separators. 
There are always new people to be gulled with an 
old fake. Hence a word of caution is pertinent 
regarding the reputed separator “test” and “testi¬ 
monial” advertisements now being published in 
some of the papers and put out in circulars. 
As regidarly as the malarial and sarsaparilla sea¬ 
son comes round the would-be competitors of the 
l)e Laval macliines like to flatter themselves by 
seeming to stand up alongside the He Laval machines 
and publish reports of their imaginary nearness in 
efficiency— accordlmj to vieanH and niea^^uo'ementH of 
their own. creation and without ninch re<jard for truth 
and honed If. 
Many of these so called “tests” are simply man¬ 
ufactured out of the whole cloth—it being impossible 
to locate the places where made or the persons 
by whom made. Others of them are made by agents 
or employees or by intending buyers who are offered 
a big discount and an agency provided they will 
“try” a He Laval machine in apparent test, tlie con¬ 
ditions of which “test” are to be fixed by the concern 
in question and the “results” then certified to by the 
purchaser. Sometimes innocent jiarties are called in ^ 
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as “judges,” to certify to skim-milk “tests,” when 
they know no more of the manipulative use of a 
Babcock Tester than they do of a flying machine. 
Occasionally tests may be honest in a way but so 
conducted as to be altogether impractical and mis¬ 
leading in results shown. 
All this applies equally to testimonials, though 
some of these are given in good faith—just as is tlie 
case with “dilution” separators and every other fake 
and nostrum ever perpetrated. 
There isn’t a man living sufficiently familiar with 
cream separators to pass competent judgment upon 
them who does not know that the patent protected 
“Alpha” disc system employed in the He Laval 
machines renders them unapproachable by anything 
else yet devised—a fact to which thousands upon 
thousands of He Laval 
users may bear witness 
with their experience. 
A “ 20tli Century ” I>e lAival 
Catalogue may be bad 
for the asking. 
The De Laval Separator Co. 
Raudolpti & Canal 8ts., 
CHICAGO. 
1U;1 & 105 Mi.sslon Street, 
SAN FRANCISCO. 
Oeneral Office.s: 
74 COltTLANDT STRBET. 
NEW YORK. 
027 Commissioners Street 
MONTREAL. 
248 McDermott Avenue, 
WINNIPEG. 
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C REAM SEPARATOR, nearly new. for sale cheap. 
H. H. LYON, Balnbrldge. N. Y. 
LAND DRAIN TILE 
(Car-loads or less). 
Sizes, !i, ^14. 3-luch and 
np to 15-luch. 
WILLIAM T.LEGGETT& CO. 
1026 Liberty Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
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JONES HE PAYS THE FREIGHT. 
JONES OF BINGHAMTON. N. Y. 
Improved ManVe Spreader 
This is tlie only nuicliine made tliat will spreaxl 
evenly and perfectly all kinds of inanhre, wood 
V ashes, salt, lime. ete. Tears apart, makes line and 
f distributes evenly tiie liardest. caked and coarest 
A manure, no matter liow full of .straw, corn stalks, 
f. etc. Machine is greatly improved for 1901. Tlie 
driver does not have to leave tlie seat from tlie time 
he leaves the manure heap until he gets back again. 
Send for latest catalog describing all improvements 
and telling “How to Grow Big Crop.s.” Mailed free. 
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