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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 2 , 1901 
HUMOROUS 
A nervous old party In Worcester 
Was aroused from his sleep by a rorcester. 
He awoke with a snore 
And, rising, he swore 
This was more than his ears could get 
yorcester. —Puck. 
‘Of course, you’re glad to have school 
open again, Willie.” “Su 
kin have some more fun 
ey.”—Indianapolis News. 
“Is your daughter learni 
note?” ‘‘Certainly not,” ; 
Cumrox, a little indignan 
cash for every lesson. 
Washington Star. 
Gladys: 
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.ow we 
i’ hook¬ 
er: 
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play by 
jred Mrs. 
‘‘We pay 
idea!”— 
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OO KV 
‘What’s beco^ nl f Mabel?” 
Belle: ‘‘She’s joined theat major¬ 
ity.” ‘‘You don’t mean to say she’s 
dead?” “Oh, no! Married a man named 
Smith.”—Tit-Bits. 
Mrs. Mildly: “Matches have gone up 
two cents a box. I wonder why that 
is?” Mr. Mildly: “I suppose it is be¬ 
cause there are so many strikes.”—Lip- 
pincott’s Magazine. 
Towne: “Do I understand you to say 
that Spender’s case was really a faith 
cure?” Browne: “Yes. You see, the 
doctor and the druggist both trusted 
him.”—Philadelphia Press. 
Teacher: “What led Columbus to 
conclude that the world was round?” 
Bright Boy: “Well, his experience with 
it proved that it was anything but 
square.”—Albany Telegram. 
Little Ethel: “Mamma, I know why 
it isn’t safe to count your chickens be¬ 
fore they’re hatched.” Mother: “Why, 
dear?” Little Ethel: “Coz sum of ’em 
might be ducks.”—Ohio State Journal. 
BEST and MOST 
ECONOMICAL 
COFFEK GROWN. 
BequiresOnly TWO- 
TH 1R1>S the regular quan- 
. Always packed In 1-Ib. 
red bags. 
Good Coffees k'c. and 1.5c. 
Good Teas aCc. and :F)C. 
For .si)eclalterins addrt^s 
The Great American Tea Co., 
31 &33 Vesey St., New York. 
P, O. Box 289. 
BEEF, BUTTER 
Pork, Mutlou, etc.jlbc most of It and 
tho best, can be most cheaply pro¬ 
duced by feeding ground feed. Our 
little booklet on Live Stuck Feeding 
tells how and why. Telia slao about 
the time-tried and eve r popul ar 
O I All GRINDER 
The booklet is full of good things for 
farmers, feeders, dairy men, etc. We 
mall It free. Ask for It. 
New Lexiogton, Ohio. 
13 Depot Street, 
Two Horses Develop Four 
" horse power, when txsed In a two horse OTIS DU* 
PLEX GEARED TREAD POWER. Remember they 
give you as much power as a four horse 
engine. Runs Feed Cutters, Griodera and 
ail kinds of farm machinery. It ia heavy, 
strong and substantial, mortised and 
/b'^lted together, well painted; every 
I SHAFT, wheel and lag LLARANTEED 
0 run true. Weighs 41501ba. Ourprice 
for power complete withapeed r^la* 
\ tor, governor, hand wheel, inde- 
^ pendent brake wheel, extra pulley 
^^andmounting board, $83*00 
WE GUARANTEE the 
Otis Tread Powers to be made of the very beet of material, and to 
be the strongest, most substantial, smoothest and easiret running 
power ever turned out at any price. Also to be ngld and large 
Eicngh for the heaviest horses without sagging, bud mg or over- 
atrainlog anv parts, to develop more power than the lighter powe^ 
nun nbIPC is low because we manufacture large quanti- 
0 U R r KIC t ties and sell DIRECT TO YOU. Send for free 
5ulogueeiv.ugp-eou one and ‘hr« trucks, 
all ktnde of aweepJiowers, 
Marvin Smith w., 55*59 N. Jefferson St., Cblcaso, ills. 
M n<lc 
III three 
slzea. 
CUTTING 
Is quickly done with 
DURRCll Double-Row 
STEEL PLOW. Cuts fast¬ 
er, easier, and with less ex- 
iiense than any other plow made; 
cuts any size cake and depth; marks and cuts 
same time. Pays for itself in less tlian two days. I or East¬ 
ern States we ship from Albany. N.Y. Geicataloguc and prices. 
JohnOorsch ASoua,S!i(i WellsSt.Mllwoukee,Wl8. 
JUST Noyy 
with gram at present prices,» a good lime 
\to save half of it by griudiug- The 
jQuaker City Orlndlnjr Mill will 
rdo it. Crushes and grin >8 corn and cob, 
and mixes any other grain desired with it 
at one operation. The double hopper does 
it. Grinds all grains perfectly. Runseasy, 
> mounted on ball bearings. Sold on Trial, 
Send for 34«h annual catalogue No. G-7. 
A* W. STRAUB & CO., 87Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa 
The A. W. Slranb Co., Canal and Randolph Sts., Cbieatro, III. 
Also Western Agents for “Smalley” Powers, Shellers, Cutters, etc. 
K YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost— with the , 
lOFIT FARM BOILER 
I Dumping Caldron. Empties its 
e in one minute. The simpleat 
best arrangement for cooking 
for stock. Also make Dairy and 
idry Stoves, Water and Steam 
«t K.ttlas, Hog Sealders, Cal- 
s, ate. ay Bend for circulars 
t. SPERRY & 00.. Batavia, Ill, 
It Looks 
Just 
Like 
This 
Safe From Wind and Weather 
Free Rural Mall Delivery is now being provided in many sections 
of the country, and in a little while will apply to the whole country. 
If you are not on a route row, you soon vdll he. The Government’s 
only request is that you provide a suitable box In which the mail may 
be deposited. The Government insists upon a box of its own approval. 
Our box has been approved by the Government. 
0 \ir Vi\cle Sakin’s FakVorife Mail Box 
is the only one matie from steel plates, stamped out, formed to shape 
_ and riveted together. Only one seam in the entire box—no solder. Has 
letter holder, change holder, spring lid, etc. Finished in hard white aluminum with 
your name on top in black letters. Big enough to hold any package the carrier may 
bring from town. Our splendid illustrated booklet tells the story completely. Send 
for it to day. We send a sample box, express paid for 12.00. 
BOND STEEL POST CO., ADRIAN. MICH. 
Coivsider your Horse’s welfare, 
. comfort and safety by using 
Neverslip 
C^lks 
Other careful horse owners have been using them for eighteen years. 
Send to us for our free catalogue, which tells you what Neverslip Calks 
do. Your horse shoer can probably tell you about them too, and he will 
sell you a set and put them on. 
NEVERSLIP MFC. CO., New Brunswick, N. J. 
THE WHEEL OF TIME 
w for all time is the 
Netal Wheel. 
make them In all sixes and vari¬ 
eties, TO FIT AN Y AXLBL Aiw 
height, any width of tire desired- 
bur wheels are either dl«^ M 
stagger spoke. Csm FIT YOUK 
WAGON perfectly without ehxnga 
MO BREAKING DOWN, 
■No drviag out. No renttlng tirea Ohea* 
because they endure. Send for 
logos sod pries*. Frss open rsqos^ 
Electrio Wheel Co. 
Box 88 Quiney, IMb. 
PA TENT QROO VED 
Tire Wheels 
For Farm Wagons 
Any Size to fit any Skein. 
MADE ONLY BY THE 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
Havana, 111. 
We are the largest manufac¬ 
turers of steel wheels and low 
down trucks in the 0. S. 
Write for Prioee. 
9 Cords in 10 Hours by O ne Man 
.. — - ' —- —■Hit 'nMTXi 
RUNS EASY; NO BACK ACHE 
with our Folding Sawing Maehtne. Saws down trees. Folds like a pocket knife. Saw* any kind of timber. 
M 1th our r oiaing pawing .«a roiich or level ground. Operator always stands straight. I orced to 
Cu\'FaVtVy&“c^ 12 years old or the strongest man. It has the 
Out r ast oy large coil spiiug, Practical motion that can be produced. Due man can Saw 
Fh^VoJdw FoldlHg SawlHg MachlHH Co., 65-57-59 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, Ills. 
NO BETTER 
Outfit was ever made for 
■ cir.n, fa.t work than this 
FARQUHAR 
^'iiriftble rrietlOD Peed 
SAW MILL AND 
AJAX ENGINE. 
easy bund. 
CENTER 
OKANK 
Unexcelled for strength, simplicltyc 
ling, large capacity, etc. Engine mounted on 
wheels or sUls. Perfectly safe, as—no Farquhur 
boiler has ever exploded. We mail free catalog 
of Portable Engines, 
Saw Mills, Threshing Ma¬ 
chines, Engines, Boilers 
and general line of Stand¬ 
ard Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments. Write for it. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., LTD. 
YORK, PA. 
There are only two classes of Root Cut¬ 
ters. There is only one in the first 
class. That one is the 
BANNER&ir. 
It’s the one with the self-feed- 
Ing, shaking grate—shakes 
outall dirt,gravel,etc. Saves 
the knives and makes clean, 
wholesome stock food. It lit¬ 
erally makes ribbons of all 
roots and vegetables. Pre¬ 
vents all choking. Itcutsfast 
and turns easy. Thousands In 
ruse and not a single com- 
f ilaint. We make the Banner 
n 7 sizes for hand and power. 
Our Illiiatrnted Catalogue 
tells the whole story. Ask for it. It’s Free. 
0. E. THOMPSON & SONS, Ypsilanti, Mich. 
Txirgest Root Cutter Makers in the World. 
SAMPSON 
TOBACCO PRESS 
Clark’s 
CIDER 
MILLS 
1 to 8 Bbls. 
CLARK’S DOUBLE-ACTION. 
Cutaway Harrow will easily 
move 15,000 tons of earth one 
foot In a day. 
Clark's Sulky 
Gang Disk Plow. 
From 3 to 8 feet. 
For horse or 
Steam Power. 
$5 Buys the BEST 
ROOT CUTTER ON 
EARTH. 
Send for circulars to 
CUTAWAY HARROW COMPANY 
Higganum, Conn. 
i CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Nov. 2. 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Deer vs. Farmers in Vermont.738 
Some Notes from Ohio.738 
Experience with Cow Peas.739 
Notes from Kansas.739 
Agrricultural Use of Plaster.739 
How to Handle a Poor Field.740 
Fertilizing Value of Corncobs.740 
Tools on a Maine Farm.740 
Hope Farm Notes.743 
The Season at the South.745 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Feeding Stuffs for this Winter.737 
A Shetland Pony Colt.737, 738 
Selling a “Balanced Ration”.741 
The Market Outlook for Squabs.745 
The Best Sheep for Orchards.750 
Profitable Pennsylvania Hens.750 
The Holstein-Friesian Test at the Pan- 
American .750 
Dutch Belted Cattle.751 
HORTICULTURE. 
New Market for Apples.738 
The Care of Budded Stock.740 
When to Cut Peach Buds.740 
Varieties of Plums.740 
Small Fruits for Arizona.740 
The Lorentz Peach.740 
Everybody’s Garden .741 
How to Store Celery.741 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.742 
Some Improved Petunias.742 
Prospects for New York Grape Growers.745 
Exhibition of the New York Florists’ 
Club .749 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
That Busy Life Again. 
The Girl on the Farm. 
Rural Recipes . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The “Hickory Horned Devil”. 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
The West Through Eastern Eyes. 
II. 
Humorous . 
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746 
746 
747 
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