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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Anprust 3, 1901 
Humorous. 
He put a stick of dynamite 
Inside a stove to heat, 
He didn’t dream at all tt c^lght, 
His sleep was calm and °jt. 
<T> 
Some of him slept upon 1 *--111, 
Some of him in the va’ 
And some beside the tw 
That bubbles through (^.lale. 
—Melb Leader. 
“Dr man dat alius sp^ de troof,” 
said Uncle Eben, “des(^-^ a heap o’ 
credit. But he wants tc--^ kyahful not 
to talk any mo’ dan is absolutely neces¬ 
sary.’’—Washington Star. 
“Papa,” asked Dicky Tredway, “what 
is a non-suit?” “I think,” replied Mr. 
Tredway, “it was the kind that Adam 
and Eve wore the Summer before the 
fall.”—Detroit Free Press. 
‘"rHE new telephone editor is a hu¬ 
morist.” “Well?” “He heads an ac¬ 
count of the cannibal islanders eating 
the German scientist ‘Trouble in ’Their 
Midst.’ ”—Washington Star. 
“It takes Tom a day and a night to 
tell a story.” “He’d make a good book¬ 
keeper, I should think.” “Why?” 
“Never short in his account.”—San 
Francisco News Letter. 
Motiieb; “Tommy, I’m sorry that you 
and your little sister quarreled about 
that orange, and that James had to in¬ 
terfere. Whose part did he take?” 
Tommy: “Whose part? He took the 
whole orange.”—Credit Lost. 
Mbs. Cawkeb: “I am so glad that my 
little boy went to the head of his class 
this morning. How did you come to do 
it. Tommy?” Tommy: “The rest of the 
fellows had guessed all the other ways 
of spelling the word.”—Leslie’s Weekly. 
“Look at those two bad boys in the 
river,” said Mr. Markley, as they crossed 
the bridge. “By the way, dear, that re¬ 
minds me,” replied his wife, “let me 
have a couple of dollars? I’ve got to get 
a pair of undressed kids.”—Philadelphia 
Press. 
He: “I saw your old neighbor, Mr. 
Skinner, to-day.” She: “Did you? What 
is he doing now?” He: “He’s interest¬ 
ed in one of these wildcat mining com¬ 
panies.” She: “The idea! I never knew 
you had to mine for wildcats.”—Phila¬ 
delphia Press. 
“Why do you shoot a lot of fireworks 
to show your patriotism, instead of 
learning the Declaration of Independ- 
NewYorkStateFair 
SYRACUSE 
September 9 to 14, 1901 
$(l.R,Onn ^Demiums and ()()() 
It Will be the LARGEST LIVE-STOCK EXHIBIT 
ever held in the State- 
Entries in the Cattle, Sheep and Swine Departments are being 
received from all parts of the United States and Canada 
The Short-Horn Breeders’ Association of America will duplicate the premiums 
offered in the Short-Horn class, making that class worth $1,085. 
The Cattle. Sheep and Swine exhibited at the Pan-American will 
be shown at the State Fair. 
An Auction Sale of Cattle will be held under the auspices of the 
Commission on Friday, September 13. 
Entries in the Live Stock Department close August 10. 
'The Fastest Horses in America will compete in the races. 
THE GRAND HORSE SHOW 
will bring the best Thoroughbreds, Trotters, Hackneys and Coachers 
together that has ever been seen on the Fair Grounds. Everything in 
first-class condition. 
GENERAL ADMISSION, 25 CENTS 
Send for Premium List. S. C. SHAVER, Secretary, Albany, N. Y. 
‘OHIO 
9P MONARCH Ensilage Cutter 
and Blower 
Elevator. 
Capacity 17 
to 25 tons of 
ensilage per hour. 
Seif feed, In- 
23 creases capacity 
^ and saves labor, 
which means dollars. 
A New 
19 inch 
Self Feed EnsilagelCutter and 
Direct Blast Blower Elevator, 
designed and constructed with special refer 
ence to heavy dutv, cutting ensilage and delivering it into silos. ... , 
THE CU'tTER is larger, stronger and has greater capacity than machines formerly 
made for this work. The knife shaft is heavier and the shaft bearings are longer and 
stronger. The knife cylinder is larger diameter, which better enables the cut ensilage to 
clear the cylinder. , . ^ a 
BLOWER ELEVATOR. A large capacity, properly and substantially constructed 
steel fan case with agitator and conveyor at the inlet which make sure that the cut ensilage 
will get into it, and a swivel joint for the steel pipe at the outlet. The combined fly wheel 
and fan is mounted on the cylinder shaft and the Blower, while traveling at normal speed— 
600 revolutions—will elevate the ensilage into any ordinary silo as fast as it comes from the 
cutter and it Is safe. Size 5 No. 13,16 and 18 Self Feed Cutters are also made with this kind 
of an elevator. Send at once for New Illustrated Catalogue. Manufactured by 
THE SILVER BIFG. CO., SALEM, OHIO, U. S. A. 
ence by heart?” “For the reason,” an¬ 
swered the man who is never at a loss 
for an answer, “that actions always 
speak louder than words.”—^Washington 
Star. 
“I AN trying to get some information 
about a friend of mine named Fox, who 
came out here,” said the stranger from 
the East. “They tell me he died of some 
throat trouble.” “I guess that’s about 
right,” replied the cowboy. “What 
was it—bronchitis?” “Bronkitis? That’s 
a new one on me, hut I reckon I see the 
connection. He stole a broncho.” 
Philadelphia Press. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
profits. In use 6 8 years. Officially Endo^d by the 
Uraate. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samplw. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, !44(i Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y, 
BEST and MOST 
ECONOMICAL 
COFFEE GROWN, 
Requires Only 
THIRDS the regularquan- 
. Always packed in 1-lb. 
ade-inark red bags. 
Good Coffees 12c. am' So- 
Good Teas .SOc. and 3.')C. 
For special terms address 
The Great American Tea Co. 
31 &33 Vesey St., New York. 
P, O. Box 289. 
CUTTERS AND SHREDDERS 
of aii sizes p^ositlvely the Best, and Carriers 
to match. For full Informa¬ 
tion about these, also best 
Horse-ppwer.Tliresher.Clover- 
huller,Dog-power. Bye Thresh¬ 
er and Binder, Fanning mill. 
Saw-machine (circular and 
drag). Land-roller, Steam-en 
glne, koot-cutter.dorn-shelierandRound-sllo. AddresE 
CEO. D. harder, MTr, Cobleskin N.Y 
I^Pleaae tell whatyou wish to purchase 
QUICK CORN CUTTING 
wliich saves the crop at Its best, saves it from I 
the frost, saves all the ears, saves time, 
saves labor and hence saves money. 
THE SCIENTIFIC 
CORN HARVESTER 
does all these things. Cuts any desired height. 
Safety shafts protect horse. Safety seats pro¬ 
tect ihen. So low in price every farmer can af¬ 
ford to own one. Send for free catalogue, K 
THE FOGS MANFO. CO.. SprinKfield Ohio. 
CHAMPION HAT PRESS 
FAMOUS HF& CO. CHICAGO 
PATENT GROOVED 
Tire Wheels! 
ForFarm Wagons 
Any Size to fit any Skein. 
MADK ONLY BY THE 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
Havana, Ill. 
We are the largest manufac¬ 
turers of steel wheels and low 
down truek.s in the U. S. 
tw Write for Pricet. 
sH 
ft 
ft 0 
b 
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sts 
KEEP THE MONET 
that you intend to spend for a drill until you inquire 
into the merits of our 
Improved Low-Down Pennsylvania Force 
Feed Fertilizer Grain Drill. 
Sows all kinds of Rrain, corn and peas in any quantity 
per acre. I^uts on any kind of phosphate, damp or dry, 
OOtoTCOlbi*. per acre. Sows tintothy, clover and other 
craFS seeds either in front or behind hoes. Low down- 
easy to load. Easiest draft known to drills. Send for 
Farm ^rachinery, En^ne. Saw Mill and Threshing 
Machinery Catalog—Free. 
ilFUDUIIU eg., 111 . Tort Pa. 
THE SPAN6LER Gw Down 
is made with EITHER WOOD OR STEEL FRAME. Force 
feed as to grain, grass seed and fertilizer. Being low-down 
it is easy to fill, easy on the wheels and easy to handle. 
SowBall grain perfectly In any quantity desired. Stagger and lilt 
lever. Italsing hoes shuts off all feed. Land, grain, grass seed and 
fertilizer measures all tested and correct. Pin or spring hoes. The 
easiest draft known. Don’t buy a grain drill of any kind until you 
Ifiiow more about this one. General farm machiner.v catalog FREE. 
Spangler Manfg Co., 505 Queen 8 t..York.Pa^ 
uTuLuIil wUTTER 
U I LEADS THEM ALL) 
Fitted with CUMFoUND SPIRAL 
CYLlNDERii 
Choking Is Im¬ 
possible. With 
and without 
traveling feed. 
For catalogue 
address 
FARMERS MFC. CO. 
Sebring, O. 
’kik 
i^LO MACHINERY^ 
P/LARGEST & MOST COMPLETE LINE^ 
TWENTY SIZES, COMMON OR SELF FEED, WIND OR 
CHAIN ELEVATORS, SV/EEP TREAD & STEAM POWERS. 
CATALOGUE & SILO SENSE BOOKLET FREE 
SMALLEY M’F’G.CO. MANITOWOC, WlS.^i 
THE ROSS 
ENSILAGE 
CUHERS 
Hm P roi m Sttpertor to tU OtiMn. 
THE E. W. ROSS CO., 
_ SFRINCFIELD, O. 
Send for Ctitlocu* 44 . which describes ihe full line. 
I 
ENSILAGE 
is prepared quickly and 
to the be^ ad¬ 
vantage by 
the use of 
Hew Hero” 
Cutters 
with or without 
self feed table, 
with swivel fod¬ 
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Swivel Wind Stackers 
because they are Appleton Quality 
MACHINERY. 
Simplest in Construction, Easiest to 
Operate. Most Effective in 
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l^We make also acomplete line of Grind¬ 
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16« PAGE OATALOGTJE FREE. 
APPLETON MFC. CO., 
27 Fargo St., BATAVIA, ILL. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 3, 1901. 
P'ARM TOPICS. 
An Experience with Grass Seeding.530 
Conditions in the Shenandoah Valley..530 
Grass Seeded Without Grain.531 
The Use of Lime.532 
Winter Oats in the North.532 
Hye and Clover for Green Manure.533 
When Grain Heats in the Bin.533 
Crop Prospects .537 
The Bean Crop in Western New York..537 
Wheat and Hessian Fly.537 
Crop and Weather Report.537 
Killing Chinch Bugs.534 
Hope Farm Notes.535 
Delaware Notes.536 
Bordeaux on Potatoes.540 
The Beet-Sugar Exhibit at the Pan- 
American Exposition .I 
At Outlook Farm .■ 
Come to Florida .. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Selecting a Dairy Cow.—Part H., 
“Guaranteed Eggs” . 
Pigs in the Peach Orchard . 
Summer Care of Sheep . 
Blood Clots in Eggs. 
Dairy Notes . 
Crimson Clover Hay for Horses 
Notes on Dairy Work . 
Milk Producers are Gaining.... 
Air Blast Churns . 
Live Stock Notes . 
Water Gas Tar for Flies. 
Death in the Silo. 
.529 
529. 530 
.530 
.531 
.532 
.542 
.542 
.513 
.543 
.543 
.543 
.543 
.543 
HORTICULTURE. 
Budding Peach Trees . 
Tree Protectors; Stayman Apple .. 
Questions About Apples . 
Pecans and Chestnuts in Ohio. 
Seedling Fruit Trees. 
Dodder on Raspberry Plants. 
Killing the Cucumber Bug. 
How Much for the Manager?. 
Everybody’s Garden . 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 
Asparagus Bugs and Potato Bugs 
Experience with Strawberries .... 
532 
,632 
,532 
532 
,532 
,532 
,532 
533 
,533 
,534 
,634 
,634 
, WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Common Sense, M. D. 
An Abbreviated Bed. 
A Remodeled Closet.; — 
A Reading Course for Farmer s Wives 
The Rural Patterns. 
Rural Recipes . 
538 
538 
538 
538 
639 
539 
539 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Editorials. 
Events of the Week . 
A New Cure for Hay Fever... 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
Wood Acids in a Chimney .... 
Western Water Mining. 
Humorous . 
.536 
.537 
.540 
.640 
.540 
.541 
.641 
.541 
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