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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 13, 1901 
Humorous. 
Oh, for those good old days gone by— 
We’d take them back any terms— 
When people ate just wl ^ .ey liked, 
Without the slightest 1 ^ f germs! 
—"V n igton Star. 
Blobbs; “Why doe ir old maid 
aunt always wear <=:: on gloves?” 
Slobbs; "She doesn’t kids,”—Phila¬ 
delphia Record. ^ 
Church: “What ho^ ^ principal mu¬ 
sical instrument ino^ aa—the lyre?” 
Gotham: “No; I be^'’^-' it is the loot.” 
—Yonkers Statesman. 
Customer (in restaurant): “Look 
here, waiter, I’ve found a button in this 
salad!” Waiter: “That’s all right, sir; 
it’s a part of the dressing.”—Tit-Bits. 
Mrs. Cobwioger: “Yes, Freddy, the 
doctor brought us the new baby.” 
Freddy: “Say, Ma! Is it because we 
have a homeopathic doctor that the kid 
is so small?”—Puck. 
Happy Father: “We’ve got a new 
baby at our house.” Friend: “So? 
What do you call him?” Happy Fath¬ 
er: “We don’t call him; he does all the 
calling himself.”—Detroit Free Press. 
Rescuer: “Miss Properleigh, give me 
your hand.” Drowning Maiden (pre¬ 
paring to sink for the third time): “Oh, 
Mr. Manley, this is so sudden; so unex¬ 
pected! You will have to ask Mamma!” 
—Harlem Life. 
Deacon No. 1: “If we have a sound¬ 
ing-board placed back of the minister’s 
pulpit it will throw out the sound when 
he is preaching.” Deacon No. 2: “Great 
Scott! Don’t do that. If you throw out 
the sound of his sermons there would 
be nothing left.”—Baltimore World. 
“What did Columbus discover?” ask¬ 
ed the teacher of the juvenile class. 
“The Atlantic Ocean,” answered the 
small boy at the foot of the class. “How 
do you know that?” asked the teacher. 
“Because,” replied the youthful student, 
“my book says he came across '<it.”— 
Chicago News. 
“Josiar,” said Mrs. Corntossel, “what 
is these neglijay shirts I see advertised 
in the bargain sales?” “Well, they ain’t 
quite so prim an’ scratchy as a b’iled 
shirt—that is to say, a reg’lar hard- 
b’iled shirt. I reckon neglijay is what 
you might call a soft-b’iled shirt.”— 
Washington Star. 
Papa (severely): “Did you ask Mam-i 
ma if you could have that apple?” Five- 
Year-Old: “Yes, Papa.” Papa: “Be 
careful now. I’ll ask Mamma, and if she 
says you didn’t ask her I’ll whip you 
for telling a story. Did you ask Mam¬ 
ma?” Five-Year-Old; “Papa, I asked 
her. (A pause.) 'She said I couldn’t 
have it.”—Tit-Bits. 
“You people down here spent $5,000 
boring a hole in the ground for coal, 
didn’t you?” asked the passenger who 
was walking up and down the station 
platform to stretch his legs while the en¬ 
gine was taking in a feed of coal and 
water. “Yes, sir,” returned the hump¬ 
shouldered native sitting on a nail keg. 
“That’s about the size of it,” “And what 
have you got to show for it?” “Well, 
mister,” said the native, taking a fresh 
chew of Missouri plug, “we’ve still got 
the hole.”—Chicago Tribune. 
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 
WHOI^ESALiS: PRICES, Delivered FREBi 
r Houses, Bams, Roofs, all colors, and S A VE Idlers 
Dflts. In use 6 8 years. Officially Endorsed by fne 
ante. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
W. INQERSOLL, Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
BEST and MOST 
ECONOMICAL 
COFFEE GROWN. 
Requires Only TWO- 
THIKDS the regular quan¬ 
tity.Bouioja 1 s always i)acke(l 
in 1-lb. traile-niark red bags. 
Good Coffees 13c. and 15c. 
For special terms address 
The Great American Tea Co., 
31 & 33 Vesey St., NewYork. 
P. O. Box 289. 
“ 0. K.” POTATO 
The “O. K.” 
Potato Harvester 
can be seen at the 
Pan A merican 
Exposition. 
DIGGER 
(Patent applied for.) 
Sent on trial. Test it in your own field. If it 
does the work, pay for it. If it fails, reject it. 
We want a good, live, hustling man in each township 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 five acres or more. We Pay Liberal Cash Commission. 
D. Y. HALLOCK & SONS, Box D 805, YORK, PA. 
Please mention box number. 
POTATOES 
You can’t afford to dig 
your crop by hand when 
you can get such a clean 
and rapid implement as 
DOWDEN POTATO DIGGER 
Eat lly operated and geta them all. Fully guaranteed. 
Catalog free. Oowdco Mfg. Co., Box 22 Prairie City, la. 
lICCDUCD’C Patent 
Threshes grain, rice, flax, millet and grass seed. Fully 
warranted. Feed and Ensilage Cutters, Feed Grinders. 
HEEBNER A SONS, Lansdale, Pa.,U.S.A. 
IDE 
MACHINERY 
I Best nnd cheapest 
' Send for catalogue 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT 
„ PRESS CO.. 
■\Vator Street, 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
UnOCC OnilfCDC thrashers 
nUllOC rUffClfdl and CLEANrKR.S. 
One & two-horse Thrashing Outfits. Level PIITTCDP 
Tread, Pat. Governor, Feed and Ensilage UU I I uno 
ELLIS KEYSTONE ASR’LWORKS, Pottstown, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Willet, N. Y. 
Why Not 
Preserve Wheat and 
Bye Straw Straight 
Hound In 
Bundles? 
Please your custom- 
srsby saving barn room and savinglabor In handling 
straw. Our Combined Straw-Preserving and Spike- 
Tooth Thrasher we guarantee to thrash Wheat or 
Rye perfectly clean and not bruise or break the 
straw, and bind the straw again in perfect bundles. 
The same mach'ne can be changed in 15 minutes to 
a Spike-Tooth Oat. Wheat, Buckwheat. Barley and 
Corn Thrasher with Stacker attached. Will thrash 
and clean more grain with less power than any ma¬ 
chine built. Send for catalogue B. 
GRANT-FEKRIS COMPANY, Troy, N. Y. 
DRILLING 
Maohinet 
Ovc 7 fS ilxei and styles, for driUlng either deep ei 
ahaUow wells In any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any meohanio can 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
wnXIABIS BBOB., IthAOa, IT. T. 
LEAN’SsrE^aHARROWS B LAND ROLLERS, 
Bpik« ToBth llarrowe 
All ^ more e 
Spring 
iPnotk Hnrrew. 
Lean harrows make fat harvests. They do more work and do it 
more etBciently than any other harro w. They tear np the ground, 
smooth it for sowing, harrow in the seed, kill the weeds after the 
crop comes np. The teeth are adjnated to suit any condition 
the soil. By a touch of a lever they are instantly cleared 
trash without stopping the team. The 
most substantial and finest finished farm implements Steel 
made to-day. Made entirely of steel, light and dur- band 
able. Both the spiked tooth and spring tooth harrow Boiler 
will save enong.h in a year to pay for itself. 
If you want a Land Roller that tvill, 
save its price in a tingle season, get a 
Roderick Lean Steel Land Roller. 
Send for illoatrated catnlosue to-day* 
RODERICK LEAN MFG CO. MANSFIELD.OHIO. 
< 
New York St at e Fair 
September 9 to 14, 1901 
$65,000; in Premiums and Purses ;S65,000 
It will be the Best Agricultural Exhibit ever held in New York 
State. The new mile track is in perfect condition. A new grand stand 
has been erected, and the Fastest Ilor.ses in America will comijete for 
$30,000 IN PURSES 
The best Thoroughbreds, Trotters, Hackneys and Coachers in tiie 
country will be seen in the GRAND HORSE SHOW, which will he 
larger and better than last year. The grounds have been greatly 
improved and made beautiful by a trained force of gardeners. New 
buildings have been erected. Stock buildings thoroughly disinfected. 
Everything in first-class condition. 
GENERAL ADMISSION, 25 CENTS 
Send for Premium List. S. C. SHAVER, Secretary, Albany, N. Y. 
HORSEPOWERS, 
THRESHING MACHINES, 
and WOOD SAW MACHINES. 'jQ 
Horse I’ovvers for on_^ two, or three horses, for 
running Wood Saws, Threshing Machines, 
Kii.silagc flutters, etc. All who aro interested in 
Horse Powers, Wood Saws, or Threshing 
Machines are invited to write for ad-page pamphlet 
Free. Address A. W. fiR AY’S StiNS, 
Patentees and Sole Mandfactdreks, 
P. O. Box 80 , Middletown Springs, Vu 
Is not like any other. It in hetter and these 
are the reasons why . 
It Is mounted on a steelf rame which com¬ 
bines greatest strength and lightness. 
Each disc works independently and has an 
adjustable coll spring pressure of its own- 
enables the disc to cut its way through 
corn stnlks, stubble, weeds, grass, etc. It 
makes sure to put the seed in every time. Chain 
drive force feed, for grain, grass or phosphate. 
Nogears—drives feed from center of mala axle, 
balances perfectly—saves the horses’ necks. Ab¬ 
solutely accurate grain, grass, phosphate and 
land measures. Being low down it is easy to fill. 
Don’t buy a Drill of any kind until you send for 
Free Catnlogne ot implements. Engines,Saw 
Mills, and Threshing Machinery. 
A.B. FARQUHAR CO.,Ltd., York,Pa. 
SHAFT HOLDER 
and ANTI-RATTLER. 
Keep shafts in upright position when 
not in use; no weight on horse's back; 
prevents rattling; only 6 inches long; 
can be put on by anyone In 10 min¬ 
utes; warranted: $1.’35 per pair, 
charges prepaid. Territory for sale 
Big inducements to AgentsDealers 
Mention this paper when writing. 
Queen City Shaft Support to., 
HARTWELL, OHIO. 
BELLE CITY Feed and 
Ensilage Cutters Al 
rith Blower 
Attachments. 
Fan attached to knife wheel and 
tilows feed or ensilage through any 
Icnglhof ii;|K‘with less power Ilian 
any other blower. full line of Tread 
iind tc.veep Dowers, Hoot Gutters, 
Saw Fninies, t’oluinlha Threaliers, 
He. .Send for cuialogue. Silo and Ell¬ 
ul Intro Troiitiuo free if you mention this paper. 
Belle City Mfg.Co. Bacltic,\Vls. Box 8S 
CONTENTS. 
Tub Rural New-Yorker, July 13, 1001. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Successful Sprayer for the Pea Louse, 
481, 482 
Asparagus Notes from A. Donald.483 
Harvesting the Onion Crop.485 
Notes on the Cowhorn Turnip.485 
Hope Farm Notes.487 
Crop Prospects .48!) 
Crop and Weather Report.489 
New Hampshire Notes.489 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Devices for Manure Cleaning.486 
The Dual-Purpose Cow.494 
Poultry Notes .494 
Chemical Changes in the Silo.495 
Cleaning the Stable.495 
Butter and Cream Pat.495 
PIORTICULTURE. 
Modern Cranberry Culture.482 
Root-Pruned Trees Fail from Drought..482 
The Rocky Ford Melon District.483 
Peach Root-Aphis .484 
Woolly Aphis on Apple Roots.484 
A Talk About Plant Lice.484 
Seventeen-Year Locust; Watermelon 
Bug; Strawberries .484 
Plant Lice on Apples.484, 485 
A Grist of Fruit Questions.485 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.486 
The Lawrence Pear.486 
The Ruby Queen Rose.486 
Fruit Crop in Oregon.489 
Observations on Strawberry Varieties...493 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.499 
The Rural Patterns.490 
A Successful Failure.490, 491 
Don’t Worry .491 
Rural Recipes .491 
Seasonable Recipes .491 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Opposed to the Centi’allzed School.487 
Editorials .488 
Events of the Week.489 
Items of Interest...489 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Briefs .493 
A Trip Through Southern New York. ...493 
Humorous .496 
