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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 14, 1901 
HUMOROUS 
t-f 
These'jfiire the saddest days; once more, 
In spite of all advice, 
Dear little Willie hies away 
With little Reginald and they. 
Of course, break through the ice. •— 
—Chicago Record-Herald c:- 
£3 
Rkctok: “Remember, my you 
friend, there are things in life bet ^ 
than money.” Young PMend; “Ye^^' 
know that; but it takes money to 
them.”—Tit-Bits. -^'2 
Miss Rural: “And were you never 
in the country during the season for 
husking bees, Mr. Sappy?” Sappy: “No. 
The idea! How do you husk a bee, any¬ 
way?”—Philadelphia Press. 
“Would.m’t we be surprised if we 
could see ourselves as others see us?” 
“Yes; but the others would be surprised, 
too, if they could see us as we see our¬ 
selves.”—Philadelphia Press. 
•You sparrows look gloomy this 
morning,” remarked the tree toad. 
“Why shouldn’t we?” replied the poor 
sparrows in chorus, “our bills are all 
over dew.”—Philadelphia Press. 
“Adkiral Schley improved in punc¬ 
tuation later on.” “How was that?” 
“If he didn't wipe out the Colon when 
he should have done so, he put a full 
stop to it shortly afterward.”—Cleve¬ 
land Plain Dealer. 
“I AIN’T done took de grippe myself 
yit, Brudder Gooseberry. My ole wom¬ 
an been poorly wid it, but she got ober 
it sho’tly.” “Pse glad to heah dat, 
Bruddah Orchad.” “Yes, she died wid 
it.”—Christmas Lippincott’s Magazine. 
“Now I have an impression in my 
head,” remarked the teacher. “Can any 
of you tell me what an impression is?” 
“Yes, I can,” replied a little fellow at 
the foot of the class. “An impression 
is a dent in a soft spot.”—Kansas City 
Star. 
BEST and MOST (IIa 
economical Ail. 
COFFEE GROWN. 
FequlresOnly TWO- 
XBIKDS the regular quan¬ 
tity. Always packed in 1-lb. 
.trade-mark red bags. 
Good Coffees 12c. and 16c. 
Good Teas 30c. and 35c. 
For special terms addr^s 
The Great American Tea Co., 
31 &83 Vesey St., New York. 
P O Box 289. 
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There’s a Time 
for All Things 
— Elgin time. It 
will keep you on 
time every minute 
In the day. 
9 , 000,000 
Elgin 
yifatches 
in use all over the 
world regulate trav¬ 
el and commerce, 
make every engage¬ 
ment possible. 
An Elgin Watch always 
has the word “Elgin” en¬ 
graved on the works. Send 
lor free booklet. 
Elgin National Watch Co. 
Elgin, Ill. 
WILSON'S 
Now Gteen Bono, SHbU 
and Vegetable Cutter 
for the Poultryman, 
Also Bone MilU for making phos¬ 
phate and fertilizer at small cost for 
the farmer, from 1 to 40 horse- 
a power. Farm Feed Mills grind 
, fine, fast and eas.v. Send for circulars. 
WILSON BROS., Sole Mfgrs., Easton, Pa. 
9 CORDS IN 10 HOURS 
•kWS DOVl 
BY ONE aiS, with the EOLDINO 81WIN0 lUCHINB. ItsawB 
down trees. Foldslikeapocketknife. Saws any kind of 
timber on any kind of ground. One man can saw bobs 
timber with it than 2 men in any other way, and do It 
X18IBB. 197two in use. Send for FREE illustrated cat^ 
logue showing latest IBPROTEBENTS and testimonials 
firom thousands.. First order secures agen^. ^dresi 
VOKdDlMCi MACWMS 
* a6-F7.60 No. Jefforsoo St.. C HI CAGO. UJt. 
~l'>e|NGERSOLL 
Dollar Watch 
This Is no enteh-penny Bdvertlscment in which yon «re ensnared hy 
the wonderful offers, “ we trust you,” “ send no money,” “ free,” * 5 . So If 
you are looking for “ something for nothing” don't wnsfo any more tlm<s 
Ours is simply the iinslness announcement of a factory making six thousand 
Watches a day. and wishing to tell the people about them In an honest, 
straight-forward way. It Is true we want to sell yon our go^s, but by 
Btrictiv ImsinesB methods only, consequently we show an exact picture of the 
watch and tell you exactly its price. We prefer yon tohny it of yonr dealer, but 
Ifnot convenient for you to do so, send ns gl.OO and receive the gr^test 
watch liargain ever known. Guarantee in every watch (Beecut), Catalogue 
R.H.INGERSOLL & BRO. PEP T. 220 67 CORTIANDT ST. N.Y 
CUTYOUR ICE 
THE 
'^iCE 
WITH A FIRST-CLASS 
iice Plow 
Manufactured especially for 
small ice harvesters. Cuts as 
much ice in a day as 50 men 
can cut with saws. Send for 
j>i2Tiaire catalogue edition 24 , “How to Harvest Ice” mailed on request. Stocks in all principal 
t WeKcitlef. WM. T. W<)()D & CO., ARLINGTON, MASS., Ice Tool Makers. Established 1834. 
KING 
$IISS 
SENI» FOR SPECIAL 
REDUCED PRICES ON CUTTERS 
Worth 
Retail, 
$ 22.00 
You Can Save One-Half Retail Prices 
Our Cuttcra are strictly first-class, latest 
styles, elegantly finished and built 
sell for much more than our present 
reduced prices. Every cutter shipped 
undera Positive GUARANTIbEa 
Money refunded if you are not satisfied. 
Rol^s and Blankets sold to the users at 
wholesale prices. Save dealers’ profits 
ICE PLOWS 
»12. Also Ice Tools. 
Write for discounts. 
H. PRAY.No.Clove.N.Y 
Made 
In three 
•ixea. 
CUTTING 
is qnicklydone with 
DOR8CH Double-Row 
STEEL PLttW. Cuts fast-' 
er, easier, and with less ex¬ 
pense than any other plow made; — . 
cuts any size cake and depth; marks and cuts at the 
same time. Pays for itself in less than two days. For East- 
ern Slate, we ehip from Albany. N.Y, Gelcalalogue and p^e,. 
John Dorsch A Sona, asi6 Wella St. Mllwoukec, Wla. 
COOK YOUR PEED and SAVB 
Half the Cost—with the . 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Empties Its 
kettle in one minnte. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Stovoa. Watar and Steam 
Jacket Keltles, Hog Scalders, Cal- 
drona, etc. a»- Send for cironlarfc 
D. B. SPERRY * 00 ., Batavia, BL 
IFIT’SA“BANNER” 
It’sthe Best Root Cutter, 
for it’s the only one which cuts all 
kinds of roots into fine palatable, 
non chokeable food, taking out all 
dirt, gravel, etc. We make them in 
seven sizes for hand and power.They 
will help out wonderfully In this 
season of short feed. Write for free 
catalogue. We are the largest root 
cutler makers in the world- — 
O. E. Thompson &. Sons, YpsllantI, Mich. 
SCIENTIFIC 
nnilg can best be done by grinding | 
all the grain fed to 11 ve stock 
OrlndlnK 1 
Mills 
both sweep and power,malis feed I 
go the farthest. Crush andgrlnd I 
oar com, ehucka on or off,and all | 
other grahia, separata or mixed. | 
Seeadvanta^mfreecatslog R 
F008 MANFC. CO. | 
Springfield. O. 
VICTORY FEED MILL 
Oldest and BeetGrindingHIll Bad* 
Will crush and grind corn 
and cob and all kinds of 
grain, mixed or separate. 
Grinds faster, finer and with 
less power than other mills. 
Are builtstrong.well made of 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt¬ 
ed for wind and tread power. 
Made in four sizes for 1,4, 8 
and 10 H. P. Free Catalogue. 
TIIOS. KOBEHTS, 
Box S>2, SprliigDcld, O. 
A Bushel In Q illNIITPC 
Less Than v lillllU I kOi 
That’s the way your feed will be 
ground when you use the 
KEYSTONE 
Triple Gear 
GRINDING MILL. 
Builtas strong as an anvil. Burrs 
are of hard white Iron. Boxes 
and guy irons furnished with 
__ mill. Capacity of mill from 20 to 
30 bushels per hour. We are making a special in¬ 
troductory price now. . Write for the catalogue and 
prices on the full line. Corn shellers, planters, cul¬ 
tivators, teed cutters, etc. 
Keystone Farm Machine Co., 
1547 Beaver St., York, Pa. 
26 Bu. Baskets 
AN HOUR with our Wolverln© Geared Ball 
Bvarlntr Mill. Grlndsear com, rye,wheat, 
T ijrvnwwMiJx. ahelledcorn,etc., fine or coarse to a very uni- 
^fonn feed, because burrs are brought together 
I very true. The only Sweep Mill that 
i grinds all grain, equal to a burr stone mill. 
AAn||A|XV is large because the mill is 
llAi Aull I Triple Geared. Our 
' 17 in. burrs on this mill revolve three times to each turn 
,^of the team, making them equal to 51 lo. burrs on most 
single geared mills. Therefore, we give you the largest 
capacity and most uniform feed possible to produce on a sweep mill. 
Dime CACV because all friction is relieved by our im- 
ifUnd CAwl proved Hall Bcarlnirft* B the largest 
and easiest running geared mill made( W t.6761 bs). Our prices are Tow 
because wehave no aKetiia. We guarantee this mill to grind 1-S 
more thin any other 2 b^rse geared mill. We have 8 sizes of sweep 
mills $14 555 and up. Thirty other stvles of grinders for all pur¬ 
poses. Free catalogue of 15»000 artlclea. Ask for tt. 
Marvin Smith Co., 55-59 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, Ills. 
P' QUllStl* 'va-ria-ble Friction Feed Saw Mill. 
’ Ajax Engines mid I.ocomotive i»r 
Loriilah IJollera are the strongest and 
most durable. The reputation they 
have proves this. There is no rceonl 
of a Farqnhar boiler ever exploding. 
More larquhar Mills in use than 
any other make. Patent chain set 
_ works, improved dogs, rni'k 
or cable feed, light¬ 
ning gig back. 
1 
A. B. FarquKar Co., Ltd., 
YORK. PA. 
e 
■ amine it 
thoroughly 
^ and you will 
buy it, we are sure 
of that. Best steel 
wires, heavily gal¬ 
vanized. Six styles, 
all sizes. 
yilOOD 
To 
the eye 
of a practical 
man it is the per¬ 
fect woven steel fence. 
Sold everywhere. 
Guaranteed. If 
your dealer hasn’t 
it, write to 
* r 
San Francisco, Denver. 
THE BUSINESS FARMER’S WAY 
is to cut and crush his fodder for feed; goes one-half 
farther; one-half richer manure heap. Enriched 
farms larger crops. 
DAISr CUTTERS AND CRUSHERS WILL DO IT. 
Can be used with or without crusher. A size to suit 
you. Different length's cut to each cutter. Swivel or 
plain carrier. Fully guaranteed. Horse Powers from 
1 to8 horse-power. Thrashers all sizes. Write to-day 
for our Special November Offer. It will please you. 
ORANGEVILLE AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 
Orangeville, Pa. 
STEVENS 
Anti-friction, Bridge tree, Automatic ad¬ 
justing,SeTf-shamning,Covered 
^ars. Light draft, Non^cboklDg 
lland. Sweep, and Power farm 
mills, for all purposes. Will 
grind all grain to any degree of 
fineness. Thousands In dally 
use everywhere. Send for free 
catalogue C. Agents wanted. 
STEVENS MFG. GO., 
Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111, 
A^^ENSILAGF' 
CUTTERS 
I Furnished with BLOWE,R 
or CARRIER, as desired, i 
GUARANTEED lo be the BEST., 
E.W.RossCo., Springfield, 0 .1 
51 for Caulogue N0.44 
00 the 
Market. 
snarpsi jonr own fionL 
THE BLIZZARD 
the greatest of all 
HORSE ICECALKS 
Agents 'Wanted. Address. 
S.W.KENT.Cazenovia.N.Y. 
cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer A 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St..Syracuse.N.Y. 
A Liberal Proposition. 
Tlirice-a-Week World and 
The Kural New-Yorker 
l$l 
) A 
.65 
TEAR 
One of our special offers is the Thrice-a-Week 
World and The Rural New-Yorker combined 
for $1.65 a year. By this arrangement you are 
sure to obtain all the news of the day, and infor¬ 
mation of special interest to the farm and home 
at the same time. The Thrice-a-Week World Is a 
clean, reliable newspaper, and the low figure at 
which It is offered. In conjunction with The Rural 
New-Yorker, should make the combination un¬ 
usually attractive. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 14, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Woodchuck .834 
A Pioneer of the Backwoods.835 
The “Promoter” and the Farmer.835 
Automobiles lor Farm Work.836 
Shall We Grow Wheat?.841 
Crop Reports .841 
Michigan Notes .841 
Hope Farm Notes.839 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY'. 
Every Hen Her Own Stove.834 
Cow Care and Catalpas.835 
Central New York Milk Farming.835 
Alfalfa Hay for Hoises.836 
Oleo and Milk Rogues.845 
Holstein Breeders- Taik.846 
Market Value of Feed.ng Stuffs.846 
The Winter Lamb.846 
Notes from Milk Producers.846 
Dairy and Farm Notes. Part Hi.847 
Bone-Making Food Needed.847 
HORTICUI/rURE. 
Mulchings for Apple Trees.83:1 
Spring Budding .833 
Temperature of Soil.833 
Future of Cultivated Chestnuts.834 
Favors Kieffer Pear.834 
Fruits for Central New York.836 
Everybody’s Garden . 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.838 
Opinions of Apples...^8 
An Unusual Pear.838 
Apple-Eating Birds .84o 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
ITom Day to Day.842 
A Telephone Talk.842 
The Photographic Competition.842 
Wisconsin Traveling Libraries.843 
The Rural Patterns.843 
Rural Recipes . 
The Girl on the Farm.843 
MISCELLANEOiIS. 
Objects to the “Kid Wagon".^5 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week.841 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes . 
As We Go to Press.^5 
An Active Chinaman.845 
Humorous . 
