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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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It is claimed for Landreth’s First in 
Market that it is the earliest bean in exist¬ 
ence. The pods are long, broad and green. 
Landreth’s Pink-eye Wax produces golden 
wax pods borne in clusters of three or tour 
to a branch. The pods are absolutely 
stringless. It is said to be far more pro¬ 
ductive than either the Golden Wax or 
Black Wax... 
IT is said that the Saddle-back Wax will 
be, as soon as sufficiently known, the gen¬ 
eral bean for market-garden purposes. 
The pods are golden, as early as Black 
Wax, nearly twice as large, rounder, more 
pulpy, stringless and rust-proof.... 
Fine named gladioli are now being of¬ 
fered at very reasonable rates. They ought 
to be seen in the garden plots of every one 
Of our subscribers, since they can be raised 
with the least possible trouble. Robert 
Scott & Son, (see their catalogue) offer 10 
choice named varieties (postpaid) for 75 
cents. W. H. Maule offers a dozen mixed 
unnamed kinds for 40 cents..... 
V. H. Hallock & Son offer mixed cortns 
or bulbs for 30 cents a dozen and mixed 
sc edllntf corms for 75 cents per dozen. 
Many of these will give flowers as beauti¬ 
ful as the high-priced named varieties. For 
10 cents, seeds of the gladiolus ate offered— 
seeds from the finest strains. These seeds 
sown this spring in the open ground will 
give flowering corms the third year. 
W. atlee Burpee, on page 96 of his cat¬ 
alogue, describes Euphorbia heterophylla 
(Mexican Fire Plant) a species with which 
we are quite unfamiliar. It is a hardy an¬ 
nual, a native of Texas and Mexico. It is 
said to resemble the Double Poinsettia in 
its “ brilliantly blazed and leafy habit.’* 
The leaves are at first entirely green, but 
in mid-summer, at the end of each branch 
appear greenish-white flowers enveloped in 
orange-scarlet bracts and the surrounding 
leaves are either “ blotched with vivid car¬ 
mine or are carmine with green tips.”...,,, 
Mr. Burpee offers the Golden Giant 
Bide Oat which he considers the finest ac¬ 
quisition since the Introduction of the Wel¬ 
come some seven years ago......... 
A Member of the Elmira Farmers’ Club 
Who has raised chickens for 35 years, prefers 
for general purposes the Brown Leghorn 
crossed with the Plymouth Rock or Dom¬ 
inique. He pronounces the Brown Leghorn 
the best layer.......n t . 
It is a pertinent question at this season 
to ask h'ow shall we manage so as to be 
reasonably sure of a stand of clover. W. 
h. Brown, of Oxford, Ohio, as he says in 
the Farmers’ Review, believes that one of 
the things to do is to Sow early. He be¬ 
lieves the last week in February and the 
first 10 days in March to be the safest time 
to seed clover, and after February 20, he 
begins to watch for favorable conditions, 
which are a bright, clear morning, with 
a frozen surface and a reasonable certainty 
that before noon the land will thaw. He 
desires these conditions because they insure 
that the seed will soon he covered. It pre¬ 
vent* the seed being washed off the land or 
into the low spots, as it is likely to he if 
sown on a dry, uniform surface and a heavy 
rain falls before a freeze. When sown ott 
a frozeu surface and a thaw quickly 
follows, the seed is at once stuck fast to 
the soil and a few freezes ahd thaws cover 
it entirely out of sight... 
Mr. Brown believes 10 pounds of seed 
to the acre (a bushel to six acres) to be 
the best quantity of seed to sow. He 
knows that under favorable conditions a 
b'ushel to 10 acres will give a perfect stand, 
but it will pay to use more seed undoubt¬ 
edly. The Birdsell Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, who sell thousands of clover-hullers, 
have had reports from a large number of 
men who thrash their clover seed and they 
report the largest yields of seed from fields 
sjown at that rate. Mr. Brown advises 
that we sow clover on all small grains. 
James \ ick. two years ago, sent us a 
quantity of his “ Excelsior Insect Exter¬ 
minator.” It seems to affect insects just 
as pyrethrum powder affects them and we 
found it as effective. A. W. Pearson is 
quoted as saying : “ I am sanguine of suc¬ 
cess with it against the rose bug.” The 
price is but 50 cents a pound. 
Many New Jersey farmers are reported 
as mortgaging their own farms at five or 
six per cent, and investing the money in 
Western farm mortgages at 10 per cent.— 
an excellent proceeding if une’s Western 
bond and mortgage is an undoubted se¬ 
curity. 
Tiie l nited States Pomologist regards 
the Idaho Pear as of very fine quality—the 
best large pe*r that has been introduced 
during many years..... 
WORD FOR WORD. 
-New Jerey State Society—Charles 
Parry : “ There are now some fine plan¬ 
tations of the Numbo Chestnut, a seedling 
of Spanish blood. The nuts sell for from 
25 to 30 cents a quart. The Paragon shows 
to best advantage, trees bearing many well- 
filled burrs. Nothing seems to sustain the 
claim that it is of Japan origin. A fine sort, 
the Miller Chestnut, originated in Dela¬ 
ware County, Pa. There are now a large 
number of fine named American sorts in 
Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Instances of 
large returns were given: $64 have been 
realized from a single tree. Of course 
these large and profitable trees are stand¬ 
ing alone. At the present price of these 
large nuts, an acre of them, having 27 trees, 
and bearing only one bushel to the tree, 
will bring $200. An orchard once planted 
is good for $100 of constant profit.” 
--—Secretary E. Williams: “ThePara- 
goh is equal to the American Chestnut in 
quality.” 
-New York Tribune : “ A Nashville 
druggist painted a rat With a preparation 
of phosphorus and turned him loose after 
dark, ‘ gleaming like a fireball. Dire con¬ 
sternation came upon his fellow rodents 
when he appeared, and all incontinently 
fled.’” 
-PUCK: “ Wealth and not worth has 
become the key to the Senate Chamber.” 
- Rome Sentinel : “ When a man * tries 
for all he is worth ’ and doesn’t succeed, 
probably he is not worth much.” 
-Christian Union: “Down with 
fences, barriers, limitations of all kinds ! 
Isn’t this the crusade call of the Nineteenth 
Century f Let’s begin with the front-yard 
fences; let’s down with them, and open our 
front windows to a view of the world’s 
march. And then, before the century 
closes let’s hope that many other kinds of 
fences will follow suit.” 
—-W. H. Coleman of the Albany Cul¬ 
tivator : “ In recent years a multitude of 
papers have sprang up, appealing to the 
farmer on the ground of cheapness—an ap¬ 
peal too often heeded. Some are little 
more than reprints of borrowed or stolen 
matter; others mere tenders to manufact¬ 
uring bouses; a few are excellent in their 
way but their scope is limited. An all¬ 
round agricultural paper can be neither 
small nor cheap. It must be of good size, 
well printed, well illustrated, and the men 
who write for it well paid. It is pitiful to 
see the price-cutting which sometimes pre¬ 
vails among rural papers because the farmer 
is so ready to take the cheapest. If he 
knew the real value of a good paper in a 
dollar-and-cents way, he would always ask 
for the best. Every old subscriber to such 
a paper can testify how often its sugges¬ 
tions have been worth to him $5, $L0 or $50 
—sometimes returning value far in the 
hundreds.” 
Get Hood’s 
If you have made tip your mind to Buy Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla do not bo induced to take any other. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses superior curative 
power by virtue of its peculiar combination, pro¬ 
portion and preparation. Be sure to got Hood’s. 
«in one store the clerk tried to indued me to 
buy thelf own Instead of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 
But he could not prevail Oh iho to Change. I told 
hint I knew what Hood’s Sarsaparilla was, I had 
taken it, was perfectly satisfied with it, and did 
not want any other.” Mrs. Ella A, Goff, 6t 
Terraco Street, Boston, Mass, 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Hold by nil druggists. gi; six for?5. Preparedonlv 
by C. i. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
Make 
orders or more. L S. 
try Guide (price 25c.) frt 
. JOHNSON & CO., Bost 
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WOMEN [4 
WHO LIKE TO 
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^ well, can do so with the 
expenditure of very little 
~~ money, if they are willing 
to do a little pleasant work 
evenings. The money can 
be earned, or a silk dress 
will be given in exchange [A 
for work—if desired. l/* 
We offer special induce-^ 
ments to agents for some 
_ special work just now. An 
^unusual opportunity to 
3 make money. ^ 
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• Curtis Publishing Co., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Wvm f amt Haute. 
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TREES 
The Parker Earle 
Strawberry. 
The Large, Firm 
High-Colored Berry. 
The Sweet, Rich- 
Flavored Berry. 
The Perfect Berry in 
Flower, Fruit and 
PlaHt. 
The Steel-Clad Berry 
that Bears so Well. 
Successful Norm, sontl 
East and West. 
*2 oer 12; #10 per 100; #50 
per 1,000. Safely by mall. 
Under Trade-Mark, 
Catalogue Free 
T, V. MUNSON, 
Denison, Tex 1 
Root Grafts —Everything ! No larger 
stock in U.S. No better. No cheaper 
Pikk Co. Nurseries. Louisiana, Mo. 
My Annual PRICED CATALOGUE is now ready, and 
mailed free to all applicants. It contains all the lead- 
SUSP'S VEGETABLE, FARM 
AND FLOWER SEEDS, 
ble novelties of last season, and nearly everything 
else in my line of business. 
THE ADVANCE HAY TEDDER. bridceman , 
37 EAST 19th gTREET. NEW YORK CITY 
The most perfect atrlcle of its kind made. Ea«e of 
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MARKS any W I HIT I —from XX to 5 feet, and 
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-•It tar exceeds my expectations. If the real merits of this 
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. W. UOUGHTEN Burlington Co., N. J. 
CONDITION POWDER 
Highly concentrated. Dose small. In quantity costs 
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ston Mass; 
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CONSUMPTION 
IIVINGSIONS 
U 1 BETTER THAN EVER. 
Our 1890 Catalogue is a complete Garden 
Guide full of practical ideas about all kinds of £1 
SEEDS! 
Veicetableft, Flower*, "Bulba, ( ' t £,; nec ’KmA 
essarv far the garden. is mailed FREK to J 
all who mention thU paper. With f 
price* lower, quality hieh^r. better facil¬ 
ities for filling orders promptlv generous \ 
treatment and over 40 year* Seed Farm 
experience enables ns to please von. 
A.W.LIVINGSTON’S SONS, Box809COLCMBUS,0. 
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KANSAS SEEDS- 
H EADQU ARTERS forAl falfa.Kaflir Corn.MilloMaize, 
Cane Millet, Johnson and Bermuda grass, Field, 
Garden and Flower Seeds. Tree S&edsta 
Catalog mailed tree. BLAVa* A® SEED fio t 
V. BARTELDES CO., Lawrence, ^ Jin * 
SEEDS. 
FLOWER 
AND 
VEGETABLE. 
LATEST IMPROVED WESTERN 
WASHER! 
20.000 sold during 
the year 18*8. 
This article Is abso¬ 
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Agents Wanted 
everywhere. 
Horton Mfg. Co., 
Fort Wayne. Ind. 
HOG CHOLERA AND SWINE PLAGUE 
Mr. R.vwsox grows annu¬ 
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Beans, 8 acres Cabbage, 10 
acres Cauliflower, 30 acres 
_Celery, 6 acres Onions, 5 
acres Peas, 15 acres Spinach, 20 acres 
Squash, 15 acres Tomatoes, beside other 
vegetables in smaller quantifies. Has 10 
acres of Hot-beds, 11 large Greenhouses. 
He uses only such seeds as he takes 
from our stock, many of which are of his 
own growing, and the y are such as we 
supply to all our trade. Is not this a 
guaranty of their excellence? 
Catalogue (nearly 100 pages) sent on 
application. Special list for market gar¬ 
deners and large growers. 
W. W. RAWSON & CO. 
34 SOUTH MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. 
F * WILD 
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(Hardy ORNAMENTALS 
FLANTS. SHRUBS. 
VINES, FERNS. 
ORCH I DS, BULBS, 
'Catalogue, with beautiful 
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Particulars. 
and 
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HORSE POULTRY FOOD 
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_ Contains no poison. Best Tonic,Blood Pur- 
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can, 25c.;5 lbs. $1. Ask dealers for it. Send 
$1 for 5-lb. trial can. charges pre-pald. 
MfgvLbyL. A. RAVEN & CO., Chicago, 11L 
TREESSsPLANTS 
We offer for theSprln g trade a large and fine stock 
of every description of F It l'IT and Ornamental 
TURKS, Shrubs, Hoses, Vines, SMALL 
FltriTS. Hedge Plants, Fruit Tree Seed¬ 
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SIDNEY T I'TTLK & <_0., Proprietors, li LOO XING ION, ILL. 
THE 
^ are those put up by , 
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Who are the largest Seedsmen in the world.) 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s 
Illustrated, Descriptive and Pnccd 
Sf [to ANNUA*. 
lor 1890 will be mailed FREE to all ap¬ 
plicants, and to last season s customers. J 
It is better than ever. Every person 
using Garden, Flower or Feld 
Seeds should send for it. Address 
D. M. FERRY A CO. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
