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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 1, 1901 
Humorous. 
The apple blossoms on the bough 
With me no gentle song awake, 
For three short, fleeting months from now 
They mean but small boys’ stomachache. 
—Phila. Record. 
“Thky are not engaged yet? I sup¬ 
pose he is slow and sure.” “Well, he’s 
slow, but she isn’t at all sure.”— Sacra¬ 
mento Bee. 
Doctor; “Ah, you are much better to¬ 
day. You followed my prescription ex¬ 
actly?” Patient; “No, doctor, I couldn’t; 
it blew out of the window.”—Brooklyn 
IJfe. 
Motiikr; “But, my dear, it isn’t al¬ 
ways the prettiest girl who gets the best 
husband.” Homely Daughter; “Perhaps 
not; but she has the most chances to.’ 
—Melbourne Leader. 
“ O.K.’’ POTATO 
The “0. K.” 
Potato Harvester 
can l)e seen at the 
Pan Ainerii'an 
Exposition. 
•>5 
07 (^Patent applied for,) 
Of 
Sent on trial. Test it in your own field. If it 
does the work, pay for it. If it fails, reject it. 
V We want a good, live, hustling man in each tovrn.ship in potato section to take 
“ orders. One who has a good team and can and will .spend time enough 
between now and digging time to call on even" farmer in the township who 
grows live acres or more. We Pay Liberal Cash Commission. 
D. Y. HALLOCK & SONS, Box D 805, YORK, PA. 
JKease mention box number. 
“Wii.\T did Noah and his family live 
on for 40 days?” asked the Sunday 
school scholar. “Well, my dear,” replied 
the lady teacher, “they lived on water." 
—Yonkers Statesman. 
“WiiAT do you consider the best foun¬ 
dation,” inquired the ambitious young 
man, “on which to build a successful 
business?” “Rocks,” promptly replied 
the multi - millionaire. — Philadelphia 
Press. 
“How much does a member of tne 
Legislature get in this State?” inquired 
the tourist. “His salary,” answered 
Farmer Corntossel, “is ?3 a day. No¬ 
body knows how much he gets.”—Wash¬ 
ington Star. 
THE ASEIDIWALL LINE 
OF 
POTATO MACHINERY 
CONSISTS OF QUTTERS 
WE ALSO MAKE n| lyTCDC 
Lawn Swings ^ 
Post Hole Augers WEEDERS 
Barrel Churns d.RnW SPRAYERS 
Green Pea Shelters 
Etc., Etc. UluUCnO 
Write for our New Catalogue and CAQTCDC 
Special Prices. Address Dept.K, OUII1 CIIO 
A «T=»-riM"^7CrAXL iXj JVE^Gr. OO., 
JACKSON, MICH. 
ASriNWALL 
4-ROW Sf’FlA YER 
Twenty-five to 30 acres per day. 
BEST SPKAVEU ONTUK MARKET. 
Pupil; “Where is Atoms?” Teacher; 
“You mean Athens, Johnnie. It is in 
Greece.” Pupil; “No, I don’t mean 
Athens. I mean Atoms, the place people 
get blown to in boiler explosions.”— 
Baltimore World. 
Bill; “A few days ago, on a scientific 
test, a worker in metals succeeded in 
drawing a penny out into 5,700 feet of 
wire.” Jill; “And yet they say a penny 
used to go farther than it does now.”— 
Yonkers Statesman. 
BuinEOKOOM; “I’m afraid we shall 
look so happy and contented that every¬ 
one will know we are just married.” Best 
Man (consolingly); “Don’t worry, old 
chap, it will only be for a day or two, 
you know!”—Tit-Bits. 
“This is our latest novelty,” said the 
manufacturer, proudly. “Good, isn’t it?” 
“Not bad,” replied the visitor; “but you 
can’t hold a candle to the goods we 
make ” “Oh! are you in the same busi¬ 
ness ’‘No. We make gunpowder.”— 
Ansv 
“Yv ve no nerve at all,” said the 
disgu. ^ ’entist to the patient who was 
makin^ftirightful fuss. “Now listen to 
that,” Y patient warmly. 
“Blaming" me for lack of nerve when you 
told me not five minutes ago that you’d 
extracted most of it and intended to kill 
what was left.”—Chicago Post. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R, N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLES ALE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and 
profits. In use 5 8 ^‘‘'cially Endoraed^by tte 
arange. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, 1246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, S. Y. 
New and Extra 
Inducements 
to sell our celebrated Teas, 
Coffees, Spices, Extracts ana 
Baking Powder. 20 and 2.' 
per cent to agents. Frelgh 
paid. For special terms ad¬ 
dress THE GREAT AMERl- 
CAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 & 33 Vesey St., New York. 
P, O. Box 289. 
Best Pulley 
On Earth 
lac. 
AMERICAN CORN AND FODI^R 
SHOCK COMPRESSOR 
HOLDS while you tie. 
ly Does not cut 
I the rope. Strong, 
Simple, Durable. 
rt-j,-. Writ* for Price U»t. 
Order To-day. Hugltea, 
areeusharg, Ind. 
Farm Blaeksmithing. 
An Illustrated book writ¬ 
ten expressly for farmers. 
It tells all about making 
and tempering steel tools, 
making chains, hooks, 
rings, clevises, bolts, etc., 
etc. Filing saws, splicing 
rope, shoeing horses. 
Price 50c., cloth bound, 
by mall post-paid. Address 
J. M. DREW, 
St. Anthony Park, Minn. 
THE ROSS 
f AKhine.^ I 
ENSILAGE 
CUHERS 
Have Proven Superior (o all Oihcrs. 
THE E. W. ROSS CO., 
SPRINGFIELD, O. 
SifKl lor Cuilogue No.44. •'hic'' describes 'be full line. 
15 Tons 
The Gem Full-Circle >LUC?" Baler, lightest, 
strongest, cheapest baler. Made of wrought steel. 
Operated by 1 or 2 horses. Bales 10 to 16 tons a day. 
Sold on 5 days trial. Catalogue free. Address 
CEO. ERTEL CO., Quincy, III. 
—either traction, portable or eeml.portable 
npresentthe greatest value that can bo crowded 
into a machine of this kind. Simple or compound 8 to 20h.p. 
Unequalled for threshing, well drilling saw mills, feM 
grinaers,&c.Make alsoBuperiorthrenherSthorse pow- 
erstsaw niiUs,etc. Illustrated catalog mailed n-ee. 
iVl. Rumelv Co.,L«6iF*orte,lncle 
Easiest running and greatest 
iachlne Slowest travel of horses. Best Ever Made, 
or full Infonnation.also best Rye Thresher and Binder, 
lover-hnller, Fannlng-miU, Feed-mill, Saw-machlna 
lircular and drag), Land-roller, Dog-power, Stearn- 
i^ne, Sweep-power, Ensilage Lodder-^tter, Bonnd- 
lo. Address, Qeo. D. Hardor, Coblesklll, M, «■ 
tell u#hae vnu Wish to nnrehase 
UIIDCC DAlAfCDC thrashkrs 
nUlldll rU If Elf dp and CLKANBRS. 
WOOD SAWS. 
One & two-horse Thrashing Outfits. I/evel PHTTCDC 
Tread, Pat. Governor, Feed and Ensilage UU I I LilO 
ELLIS KEYSTONE AGR’LWORKS, Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent. Willet, N. Y. 
THE MIETZ & WEISS 
Kerosene Engines 
Cheapest and Safest Power 
Known. For pumping and 
electric lighting, grinding 
corn, separating cream, 
sawing wood, and all power 
purposes. Send for Catalog. 
A. MIETZ, 
128 Mott Street. New York. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
Machines 
ro slies and stylos, for drllUng either deep or 
rw wells in any kind of soil or rook. Mounted 
leelB or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
I, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
te them easily. Send for oatolog. 
WELLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, M. Y. 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
I T r« fv Any Place 
I ISrll Ky Any One 
Any Purpose 
StaHonesriea, Portables, Engines 
and Pumps, Boisters 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and 
Testimonials. State your Power Needs 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
IDER 
MACHINERY 
Best and oheapesL 
Bend for catalogue. 
BOOMER a BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO., 
118 
HTBAOtSE, 
Water Street, 
L N. y. 
REBUILT 
:hi 
iroi 
lELimc 
ROPE OF ALL KINDS, 
Wire, Manila, Flax, Tow, 
I Sisal, Ac. Write for prices. 
I IRON PIPE in all sizes at 
a saving of 60 per cent. 
UNLIMITED 5UPPL1E5 
BARGAIN PRICED 
, PERFECTION PREPARED FELT ROOFING. 
Two Sheets satarated felt, and between sheets water-proof 
C 6 iu 6 nt* making a Bolid. fl 6 xibl 6 tho layers of compo¬ 
sition thoroughly combined. Itcanbeputon without re¬ 
moving the old roof. Can be applied without previous 
periencOi roQuiring no special tools. £ach roll contains lOo 
square feet. Comes complete with cement for two coats^, 
caps and nails to lav. Price per roll......Wl.Oo 
A million feet of Brand New 
F?nd RUBBER, LEATHER and COTTON 
S'^ITCHED BELTING, bought at various 
Sales. We guarantee to save you from ^ to 
60 per cent.. We have a job m 
ENDLESS THRASHER BELTS. 
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ASK F0« fRU lUUSTRATfO OrAlOGUE H9 - - 
CHICACO HOUSE WREOUNC Of 
WE5T 35Ii A IRON STS.. CHICACO. 
Hoover 
POTATO 
DIGGER 
A perfect machine con¬ 
taining improvementa 
found in no other. 
Separates potatoes 
from vines and 
weeds. Rapid, 
clean worker. 
side hill spurs, special 
sho^vel, front and side 
levers. 
Catalog 
free. 
HOOVER, ritOITT A CO., Avery, Ohio. 
BALE S 
OKOHAllD 
■1O0L8 
Clark's Bay Tools, 
D. A. Barrow moves 
16,000 tons earth in 
a day. These 5 tools 
cut a track 31 feet wide. 
I.MPHOVED iBiftR '6-ln. Sulky 
SICKLE gNf®C'Ow; draft 
WATBH 300 lbs. AH made by 
nuiNriiirR the cutaway 1 larrow Company. 
of Higganum, 
Send for Circular. 
Conu. 
LAND DRAIN TILE 
(Car-loads or less). 
Sizes, 3, 3)i, 3, 4, 6 and 
6-lnch. 
WILLIAM T.LEGGETT& CO. 
1025 Liberty Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
We Can't Tell Our Story 
In an advertisement. Write 
for new free Catalog showing 
over 150 styles Vehicles, Har¬ 
ness and other articles. 
Cash Supply & Mfg. Co., Dept. G, 
NIILLIONS 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. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 1, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Hog Manure and Cabbage.386 
Planting Corn by Machinery.387 
The Seed End of Potatoes.387 
Fighting Squash Rugs.387 
Corn for Green Manuring; Spraying Plum 
Trees .389 
Onion Smut .390 
Hope Farm Notes.390 
Government Crop and Weather Report..393 
Cutting Seed Potatoes.393 
Farming in Mexico.397 
Scraps .397 
HORTICULTURE. 
Some Facts About the Use of Bordeaux..385 
Everybody’s Garden.385, 386 
Variations in Spraying Substances.386 
Cherry Culture .386 
Propagating Plums from Sprouts.388 
Barren Apricots .3SS 
Wood Veneer Tree Protectors.388 
Various Orchard Questions.388 
Borers in Apple Trees.388 
Cause and 'Ti'eatment for Crown Gall....388 
Observations by the Way.389 
Culture of Muskmelons.389 
Spraying; Danger of Poisoning the Pas¬ 
ture . 389 
Crop Prospects .393 
Lime Paste for Bordeaux Mixture.389 
Orange Growing in Porto Rico.389 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.390 
Spring Show of the N. Y. Hort. Society..390 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Hen as a Machine.387 
Guernsey Breeders Meet.397 
Dairy and Farm Notes.3.)8 
A Bunch of Beef.398 
Heifer Fails to Breed.399 
Horses Out of Condition.3^ 
Hernia or Breach in a Heifer.3^ 
Skin Eruption on a Horse..onn 
Garget in Cow; Horse Out of Condition..399 
Horse Subject to Colic.399 
A Cement Stable Floor.3.» 
A Hen Record.3JJ 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Household Expenses ...... 
Miss Laylock on Home Missions. 
Possibilities of a Bean Pot. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Good Balt for Suckers. 
Free Tree Distribution. 
Rural 'Telephone Lines.;. 
Truth of Catalogue Illustrations. 
Fumigation for Bedbugs. 
The Time to Quit. 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Briefs . 
Humorous . 
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