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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 13, 1901 
HUMOROUS 
Mary had a little bird 
That once was full of song. 
And everywhere that Mary went 
The birdie went along. 
She did not keep it in a cage. 
There was no need of t• 
The birdie couldn’t fly a- o 
’Twas fastened on her ° 
—Chicago ^ Herald. 
“What was poor Jerk ^’s mal¬ 
ady?’’ “Oh! Heart trouh) a com¬ 
plication of doctors!”—Pv ^ 
'PiiK Chemist: “What ^is terrible 
complaint that is causii^ to lose 
your hair in handfuls?”|^-^ie Patient: 
“My wife, sir.”—Pick-M 
Casteeton: “Do you know, that baby 
of yours never noticed me at all?” 
“No. It always takes some bright ob¬ 
ject to attract its attention.”—Brooklyn 
Life. 
Biel: “I see Illinois is organizing a 
$50,000,000 plow trust.” Jill: “I thought 
this trust business would be run into 
the ground after a while.”—Yonkers 
Statesman. 
BiNo: “Yes, that’s Spriggins. Half-a- 
dozen doctors have given him up at 
various times during his life.” Wing: 
“What was the trouble with him?” 
Bing: “He wouldn’t pay his bills.”—Tit- 
Bits. 
Caedweee: “What is ‘food for 
thought?’ Kidder: “Some of the hash 
we have at our boarding house. It keeps 
you thinking about its ingredients for 
hours after you eat it.”—Philadelphia 
Record. 
“What does the word pedigree mean, 
John?” “It means descent.” “Write a 
sentence on the blackboard containing 
that word.” And John went up and 
wrote: “We pedigreed down the hill.”— 
Poston Herald. 
mobso.n: “Wonder why it is that my 
wife always turns around to look at 
Mrs. Preener after she has passed?” 
Dimmick: “I suppose it is because 
everybody says Mrs. Preener puts every 
dollar she can get on her back.”—Bos¬ 
ton Transcript. 
“Ai.i, those stories the papers are 
jirinting about you are lies,” said the 
politician’s friend. “Why don’t you 
make them stop it?” “1 would,” replied 
the politician, “but I’m afraid they’d 
begin printing the truth then.”—Phila¬ 
delphia Press. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AtWHOLESALK PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Bams, Roofs, all colors, and S A VE Dealers 
profits. In use 5 8 yearn. Officially Endorsed by the 
Granee. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, »46 Plymouth St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
BEST and MOST 
economical 
COEEEB GBOWN. ' 
Requires Only TWO- 
THIROS the regular quan¬ 
tity. Always packed in 1-lb. 
.trade-mark red bags. 
Good Coffees 12c. and l.ic. 
Good Teas 80c. and S.'ic. 
For speclalterms address 
The Great American Tea Co., 
31 & 33 Vesey St., New York. 
l^ O. Box 289. 
Course iu Farm Practice. 
Six weeks, beginning November 11, 1901. Pithy, 
Pointed Practical Instruction. Just what the 
young farmer needs to know. No entrance examina¬ 
tion. Forty dollars covers cost. Followed by course 
in poultry-keeping. K. I. COLLEGE, Kingston, K. 1. 
Order DUTCH-BELTED CALVES of 
G. G. GIBBS, Vail, N. J. 
Registered Shropshires 
—1 have some 
flue Ewes 
for sale. Also Buff Kock Chickens. 
FKBE AUMKU. Ballston Spa, N. Y. 
At WHOLESALE 
PRICES! 
If your dealer does not 
liaudle Monarch Malleable 
Iron and Steel Ranges, we 
will ship the first one or¬ 
dered from your com mnnity 
at the wholesale price, 
vlng you from $10.00 
to$2a.00. E^Freightpaid 
400 miles. Sent Free— 
n andsome catalogue with 
wholesale prices and full 
? articulars. Malleable 
ron Range Co., 
Box 159, Beaver Dam,Wis. 
Recently St. Louis, Mo. 
Do Not Crack Nor TForp. 
50 
Styles 
•*TKe Steel Platte R\iral Box.” 
That Is the way in which thousands of users all over the country 
refer to our “I7»»cfe Satn’n Jb'avorite" Mail Booc. It tells the 
truth. Ours Is the only box on the market that Is stamped from 
heavy steel plates, formed to shape by special machinery and 
riveted togetlier (not soldered). The government requires the 
use of an approved box. Ours Is 
Approved by the Government. 
It Is 16 in. long, 6 in. wide. 6 in. deep in front and 10 in. deep at the back. 
The spring, hooded lid always stays closed and will not admit rain, 
snow, etc. "Has signal to show when mall is to be collected. Has letter holder and 
change holder Inside. Finished in aluminum with your name on in black letters. 
.Sample box sent express paid for $2.00. Larger quantities at lower rates. Send for 
froo Illustrated Booklet. Tells all about it. 
' BOND STEEL POST CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 
Box Looks 
Like'fids 
When 
Set Up. 
POWER economy 
coniliU firti of mil In having an engine of enfficieni 
io develop power cheaply, and 
/arge reserve force so ae to run any 
marine easily and wHhont drag. 
machine eaaiW and wunont drag. 
Leffel Engines 
excel in these thfoga as well as 
others. Qnick^ easy steamers, re- 
qoire the rolnimnm of fuel and are 
easy to operate. Ideal for farm use, 
creameries, small factories etc. 
Uneonaled for sirring wood, cut-'_ 
ting teed, shelling and grinding grain, running cream separa¬ 
tors, chums, pumps, etc. This one is horixontid—we make up¬ 
rights also. Stmtionarv and portable, 3 h.o. up. Send stamp for 
teoY^JamesLendiC^ 
...... W ...w. .*1^. .V. 
^^xWl^grlnjl^M^Ohla 
100 Uses 
for the 
FARMERS HANDY WAGON 
can be found on every farm. Suits any kind of soil. 
Carries the heaviest loads witbont sinking in. 
Special introductory prices in new territory. Book 
about it, free. Good agents are in demand. We 
also sell metal wheels to lit any wagon. 
FARMERS’ HANDY 'WAGON CO., Saginaw, Mich. 
STEVENS 
Anti-friciion, Biid^ tree, Automatic ad- 
jutting,SeTf-Vnamening,Covered 
mars. Light draft, Non-cboking 
Harid, Sweep, and Power farm 
mills, for all purpoaea 
grind al I grain to any degree of 
fineness. TboDBaods in daily 
use everywhere. Send for free 
catalogue C. Agents wanted. 
8TEVKNS MKO. <’0., 
FUher Kldg., Chicago, 111. 
SAVE YOUR CORN 
by grinding cobs and all with 
the machine that never chokes. 
The New Holland 
Cob and Feed Mill. 
Sold on trial. If it doesn’t 
better work than mills costing 
twice as much, don’t keep it. 
Handsome Catalogue Free. c yj; j g sizes. 
New Holland Machine Works, Box 115, New Holland, Pa. 
8PBOCT, 
Grinding Mi 
Our mills are best for all kinds of 
grain, and for crushing and grind¬ 
ing feed, corn and cob, clovei 
hay, corn stalks, barley— 
anything. Sent anywhere 
on IS days'trial. Full line of 
Mill Machinery. Write 
for Catalogue and discounts. 
A CO., Box IS, Muncy, Pa 
CYCLONE 
CUTTER 
FBED AMD 
ENSILAGE 
■IT LEADS THEM ALLv 
Fitted with VOMFOUND SPIRAL 
CYLINDERS 
Choking is Im¬ 
possible. W1 h 
and without 
traveling feed. 
For catalogue 
address 
FARMERS MFG. CO. 
Sebring, O. 
$OG.SO 
Buys- 
Our No. 13 WOLVERINE 
Ferd and Eoaiiage Cutter complete WITH 
FOUR 18 INilU KNIVES, made of very 
belt tool Bteel. Our FOt'R EDGE CL'T* 
TING BAR !a made of tool steel ttid gives 
iojr cutting edges without grindine, this Is a great Improvement 
over the single ed^e bar. THE KNIFE HEAD has n double adjust¬ 
ment ; the whole bead Is sdjustaole as well as each knife individually, 
alweys giving a good clean cut. This is not found on other cutters. 
ASrrTtl fLT wheel is furnished and in case any bard sub- 
uArC I I stance is fed In mschioe the Dy wheel revolves on 
shaft, obviating breakags and possibility of accidents. THE STOP 
FEED lever is In easy reach so feed roller can be stopped instantly. 
With our expansion gears for driving feed rolls, length of cut is 
varied without changing any gears from In* 
niDiniTV with 2 to 4 h. p. 1 to 5 tons per hr. Hanalesstraw, 
uAr Aul I I hay and CORN FOUDEK, WITH KARS ON. The 
frame Is made of well seasoned bard wood, mortised and bolted. 
Shaft Is In cold rolled polished steel. Casting made from No. 
1 pig iron, therefore tough and strong. 
niADlllTCCn ^ ^ absolutely perfect;to cut as much or 
UUAnAll I CLU more per hr. as any machine of same size. If 
not found exactly as represenied in every way and equal to cutters 
retailed at t wiee our price, return at our expense. W E IIAYR NO 
AGKMTS, thus ws are able to sell direct to you at WHOLESALE 
PRirES. *We have 4-7 sizes ani combinations of cutters and 
shredders. Price $1.75 to 8110.00, largest cut 25 tons an hr. Swivel 
earners any length. W KITKKOK LARGE FREE CATALOGUE. 
MARVIN SMITH CO., 55-59 N. Jeiferson St., Chicago, III 
SAMPSON 
TOBACCO PRESS 
Clark’s 
CIDER 
MILLS 
1 to 8 Bbls. 
CLARK’S DOUBLE-ACTION. 
Cutaway Harrow will easily 
move 15,0(10 tons of earth one 
foot In a day. 
Clark’s Sulky 
Gang Disk Plow. 
From 3 to 8 feet. 
For horse or 
Steam Power. 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO., HiGGANUM, CONN. 
' 8^ Send for Circulars. 
THIS GRINDER 
IS THE KELIV DIIPIEX. 
Duplex means that it has 
a double set of grinding 
burrs. That means 
that it is the fastest 
grinder made, doing 
double the work of any 
mill of similar size. Ite- 
quires only light power. 
CRUSHES AND GRINDS 
Ear Com, Cob, Husk and All, 
Grinds cotton seed and all grains 
9 single or mixed. Makes coarse, 
medium or fine feed as desired 
We mail illustrated catalog free on request. Ask for it. 
THE 0. S. KELLY MPQ. CO., Dept. M Iowa City, Iowa. 
or The O. 8. Kelly Co, Sprlugflold, Ohio. 
HEEBNER’S Horse. 
with Speed Regulator. 
.A*'or 1.2 «x 3 horses.? 
Send for 'j _ 
Catalogue. U ENSILAGE AND DRY FDDDER CUTTER 
with Crusher. AlfioThreshers and Cleaners,Feed Mills, 
Corn Shellers, Drag and Circular Saw Machines, etc. 
HEEBNER Sl sons. Lamsd^lG. P3«. U.S.A. 
CRE or CORN 
and its possibilities under the Sllago 
system—i eirg the theme of _ 
“A BOOK OH SILAGE” 
By Prof. F. W. WOLL , 
of the Unlvcreiiyof Wisconsin. Keviseil .ond iip-tc^ate. nest- 
iy bound into a volume of MI poi-cs. Itembrscesfulllntorin- 
ation from planting to feeding the cron, and includes working 
I plans and specifications for building allsllos. Also embraces: 
I—Silage Crops. II—Silos. 
Ill—Silage. IV—Feeding of Silage- 
V—Comparison of Silage and other Feeds. 
VI—The Silo in Modern Agriculture, 
I And illustrations and complete plana for round and 
I rectangul.ar silos, dairy barns, tables of com- — 
pounded rations, etc. Mulled for 1 Oe. 
coin or atumpa. 
SILVER MFC. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
► 
FEEDSS 
FEEDINO 
n 
,EX'r WINTER it will be 
neces.sary for our farmers 
to study the question of 
stock foods. Corn, the great 
stock grain, will be high in 
price, and substitutes must be 
provided for it. How can these 
substitutes be found ? Only by 
comparing other and cheaper foods with corn, and knowing beforehand 
bow they will affect the animal. ’I’liis comparison may be done by .study¬ 
ing analyses, l)ut a farmer cannot afford to spend the Winter in c.xperi- 
menting. ‘He must know beforehand what others have found out. lie 
can learn this by studying Prof. W. A. Henry’s great book. Feeds and 
Feeding tells you just what you ought to know about foods and liow to 
feed them. It is full and complete, and easy to read. Price, $2. 
Sold by THE IIURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
UfCI I DRILLING 
Iff ELL Machines 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanio can 
operate them easily. Send for oataiog. 
WILLIASIS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
PATENT GROOVED 
Tire Wheels 
ForFarm Wagons 
Any Size to fit any Skein. 
MADB ONLY BY THK 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
Havana, Ill. 
Wo are the largest man<ifac- 
turers of steel wheels and low 
down trucks in the U. 8. 
t3r Write for Frioee. 
STANDARD HORSE-CARTS. 
Twelve Styles—2 and 4- 
Wheel—Wide and Narrow 
Tires—Bteel Axles. Low rates 
of freight from our Works — 
Tatamv Pa.—to all points. 
Adopted by farmers con¬ 
tractors, miners, gardeners 
cemetery authorities, etc., 
wherever the best is wanted. 
aOBSON & CO., Manufrs., 19 State St., New York. 
CHAMPION HAY PRESS 
FAMOUS HF6.C0.CHtCAG0 
The ONES THAT CUT 
No bruising nor crushing, 
DiSHORNERS. 
CONVEX AND 
WEBSTER’S CALF 
Holders and everything required for 
dishorning. Catalogue free. 
OEO. WEB8TEK. CHRISTIANA, PA,_ 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost—with the v 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Empties itB 
kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also mnko Dairy and 
Laundry Stoves, Water and Steam 
Jacket Kettles, Hog Scaldera, Cal¬ 
drons, etc. a^ Send for circulars. 
P. K. SFERRY & CO., Batavia, 111. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 12, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Two-Story Cornfield.(591 
Catch or Cover Crop.691 
Seed-piece Left in Soil.693 
Hope Farm Notes.695 
General Crop Notes.697 
Government Crop Report.697 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Great Pan-American Dairy Test. 
689, 690 
Wheat Bran or Middlings. I’art III.702 
Taming and Training a Horse.702 
Feeding Bran with Silage.702 
The Winter Calf.703 
Acorns as Food for Pigs.703 
Breeding Hornless Cattle.703 
Bumble Foot on Fowls.703 
HORTICULTURE. 
Fruit Varieties for Pennsylvania — 
Root-Pruned Trees in Mexico. 
Moles and Squash Bug.s. 
Top-working Crab Apples. 
Some Troubles with Fruit. 
Peaches for South Jersey. 
Fruits in Southern New York. 
Peaches and Pears for Long Island 
Agreement of a Tree Agent. 
Various Fruit Questions. 
A Grapevine Beetle. 
Everybody’s Garden . 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 
Mulching the Apple Orchard. 
Munson s Grapes in Louisiana. 
Peaches in the Hudson Valley. 
Southern Garden Truck. 
Pacific Slope Fruit Growing. 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Pickling White Onions. 
A Trek to the South. Part I. 
The Rural Patterns. 
690 
690 
691 
692 
692 
692 
692 
692 
nw 
693 
693 
694 
694 
694 
697 
697 
70! 
698 
698 
699 
699 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Work of the 17-Year Locusts... 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
The Michigan State Fair. 
Germs of Typhoid Fever. 
Humorous . 
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