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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
APRIL 12 
A LETTER / 
FROM Z. A. GILBERT, 
ob 
Sec. Maine Mate Board of Agriculture. 
Those who know how cautious Mr. Gilbert is not to endorse any¬ 
thing which does not possess merit, will appreciate the following letter 
from him: 
“I used some of your Stockbridge Corn 
Manure and Stockbridge Potato Manure last 
f ear (1889), and liked the results so well that 
wish to use them again this year.” 
In answer to our request for permission to use his letter, he writes: 
“ I have no objection to your using my letter of a few days since, as it ex¬ 
presses my appreciation of the goods after a fair trial, I appreciate your 
thoughtfulness in asking permission, for I have made it a point to exer¬ 
cise caution with my endorsement, and never to give it for anything 
unless I have proof from actual trial in the field.” 
The Stockbridge Manures won over all other 
fertilizers in the 1889 potato contest, producing a 
crop larger by seventy bushels than that grown on 
any other fertilizer, stable manure, or both com¬ 
bined, the yield being 738>£ bushels, and taking 
the grand prize of $1,100. 
mSgT” Send for pamphlets and conditions for new Potato Contest for 1890. 
Yankee Swivel Plow. 
SIZES FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE HORSES. 
NOW OFFERED, With Foot-Latch, High Standard, Straight Cutter, Automatic Jointer, 
or Rolling Caster Coulter. 
BELCHER & TAYLOR AGRICULTURAL TOOL CO., Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
Those flower gardens in Newport are 
planted and kept as taught in our book. The 
plants are hardy; the management easy; the 
result what you see at Newport. 
BOWKER FERTILIZER COMPANY, BOSTON & NEW YORK. 
THE EMPIRE ”e d 
■ ■ ■ machine. 
titli year 
\\ eaves both farm and lawn 
4ft rods a day. 
The Best 
fence. 
Every 
Good commissions paid. Illustrated Catalogue free. 
Empire Machine Co., Richmond, Ind 
.Vi rents per rod complete. 4ft rods a day. 
machine warranted. Freight paidI. WI:re, 
t wholesale prices. ACENTS WANTED. 
..: . .. Tlluctrntad F'atn InffliA ft* A A 
The “PLANET JR. 
J3 SEED DRILLS 
WHEEL HOES 
HORSE HOES 
The COM B1NJ2U DK1LL ilimI IltfJL* cVc« JL'OO ^jfbuvwov IWIWAVW - - — —- -- - 
Drill or as k Plow, Hoe. Garden Rake, Cultivator or Marker. Saves labor and seed and soon saves cost. 
The DOUBLE WHEEL HOE. A money maker for farmers and gardeners. W orks both sides of a row at 
once Plows to or from, opens furrows, covore. cultivates, hoes, rakes and has leaf guards. 
DOUBLE WHEEL HOE PLAIN. Same as laBt, but has one pair of hoes only. 
The SINGLE WHEEL HOF, is a treasure. Beats the double in some crops; is lighter. Has a Large Plow, 
two Ling Hoes, two Rakes, three Cultivator Teeth, and a Leaf Guard. _ 
The FI RE-FLY SINGLE WHEEL HOE. Equals the last, except has no rakes nor leaf guard. 
The FIRE-FLY GARDEN PLOW. Worth its price yearly in a garden 20x40 feet. 
The GRASS EDG Elt. Thenewest.neatest. cheapest and best machine known for edging pathBand ilower beds 
The 1890 HORSE HOE. The finest tool and most costly to make that we have ever offered. Yet the result 
iiistifies'our care, as every one who sees the tool will admit. The first grand improvement is our new patent Le ver 
Expander, one all farmers admire and which they will pay S3.DO for, to put on old machines, ' he next feature 
is our patent Handle Shifter, enabling one to walk to one side of his work; worth 183.00 a day for Home 
erotJH " Yet we ask but a small additional price for both these fine features. Why not send for full descriptive 
catalogue of these and all our Other q I « R| I TN P Pf) Patentees and |°'e Manufacturers. ^ 
useful improvements ? recto all. L,. nLLLIl vX V/U« 1107 Market St« PH ILADELPHIA f PA. 
sweepstaKES 
Grben Mountain Stock j 
West Randolph, Vt., Dec. 2nd, 1889. ( 
The butter upon which we were awarded the GOLD MEDAL at the 
Paris Exposition of 18S9, was made by the Cooley Creamer 
Process. We have used the Cooley creamer Process exclusively 
for several years, and give it our hearty endorsement for the large 
Increase In quantity and especially in quality ot Butter. This system 
satisfies us. 
Yours truly, G. S. MOULTON, Pres. 
This is the THIRD GOLD MEDAL at the Paris Exposition 
on the Cooley Creamer and Product. Ilaving taken the Gold 
Medal at EVERY EXPOSITION since it was Invented. 
NOTICE rVPPPAMPP LARGELY 
THAT THE 1 VRtH'WIGIl INCREASED THE 
QUANTITY and improved the QUALITY Of the Butter. 
The above Is reputed the largest and most celebrated 
Dairy in tlie World— Has over 400 Registered Jersey Cattle. 
Butter sells as high as $ 1.00 per pound. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue of Cooley Creamers, Davis Swing 
Churns, Butter Workers, Printers, Parchment Paper, kc. 
VT. FIRM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, VI. 
PERCHERON 
HORSES 
AT.BARCAINS! 
We mean exactly what we say. We have 146 Head Imported 
and Pure Bred Stallions and Mares, 6 French Coach Stallions, 36 Head 
of tirade Stallions and Shires, 20 Shetland and Kxmoor Ponies, and 
27 Head Registered Holstein Cattle, must be disposed of during this 
season, owing to changes in our business. If you think of buying 
write us (describing what you want) for our Catalogue and Prices, 
and we will convince you that it will pay you well to buy of us. 
Island Home Stock Farm. SAVAGE & FARNUM, Detroit, Mich 
We put the nominal price of 25 cents on 
the book (“A Few Flowers Worthy of Gen¬ 
eral Culture,” seventh edition) to limit the 
call for it, and deduct the same from first 
bill — the book is too costly to give out pro¬ 
miscuously. 
Price-catalogue of Hardy Plants, Roses, 
Rhododendrons, Japanese Maples, Shrubs, 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias, Gloxinias, Dahlias, 
etc., is sent with the book. 
The two together constitute a very thorough 
school of practical gardening. 
Plans 
and costs on 
occasion. 
NEW YORK. 
Plans and estimates furnished and 
orders received by 
ELLIOTT FLORAL CO.. 
907 BROADWAY, COR. 2GTH ST. 
B. A. ELLIOTT CO., 
PITTSBURG, PA. 
if 
THE 
Use this Hay 
KEYSTONE 
HAY LOADER 
Will load a ton of hay In 5 minutes. You will 
make hay entity and quickly, and gave help. 
Often pays for itself in one season. 10,000 sold. 
Fully guaranteed. Loads loose small grain also. 
KEYSTONE MFG. CD., Sterling, III. 
[Mention thie paper.] Branch Houses conveniently located. 
, Spraying Fruit Trees. 
Insects on fruit trees have multiplied so rapidly In 
the past few years as to nearly dtscourago the farmer 
and orchard 1st, but these troublesome Insects can bo 
destroyed by spraying the trees with proper Insecti¬ 
cides. Outfits for this purpose beeomo as necessary 
to the farmer as his plow or cultivator, and informa¬ 
tion as to the proper use of Insecticides is eagerly 
sought. The above Illustration shows the practical 
Jnetbod of spraying trees economically, the cost not 
exceeding 2 or 3 cents per tree. The Field Force 
Pump Co., of Lockport. N-Y„ are extensive manu¬ 
facturers of spraying outfits for both hand and horse 
power. They have recently Issued n very instructive 
treatise upon this interesting subject, containing 
receipts and full directions, which they will send freo 
upon application. 
The Garden of Eden may perhaps be 
made a beauty, so far as appearance is con¬ 
cerned, but it can reach nearer perfection 
if one has tools with which to accomplish 
the results desired. The American Gar¬ 
den, foremost among horticultural Jour¬ 
nals, is one of the tools necessary to make 
an ideal garden .—Legal Adviser. 
PRACTICAL HINTS 
TO BUILDERS. 
A LITTLE BOOK oftoo pages, con- 
tain lug solid facts that every man 
contemplating BUILDING should 
know before letting his contracts. 
_ , Shortchaptera on the kitchen chlm* 
Improved EdltlOH, 1800. uevfl.citttcru, foundation, brick work, 
mortar, cellar, heating, ventilation, tbo roo (and many items 
of interest to builders. .Moiled free on receipt of 10c. in pos¬ 
tage stamps. Address 
NATIONAL SHEET METAL ROOFING CO. 
510 East SOtli St., New York City. 
O^Thls advertisement, appears every other week. 
TIN PLATE 
STEEL PLATE 
GALVANIZED 
AND COPPER 
NATIONAL SHEET METAL ROOFING CO. 
510 East 30th St., New York City. 
Are, without any exception, the best in the 
world. Descriptive circular freo. 
(XJ'Tkta advertisement appears every other week. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Knuckle Joint and Screw Press¬ 
es, Graters, Elevators, Pumps 
etc. Send ror Catalogue. 
Boomer & Boschert PrcssCo., 
118 W.WatehSt.,S racusk.N.Y 
If you intend to buy a 
hay car(of which we make 
three (8) styles), a grap¬ 
pling Fork or a Sulky 
Plow, send for prices, 
etc., to 
Fowler & Farrington, 
Taiigliainiock Falls, N. Y. 
W EW 
FIELD CORN. 
Orange County Field. 
This new field corn has dis¬ 
tinguished Itself from anyother 
variety In its enormous yield, 
yielding a third more than sny 
other known variety. Forpai- 
tleulars send for catalogue 
of 1890. 
W. H. CORNISH CO., 
NEWBURGH, N. Y. 
Store, 68 & 70 Broadway. 
PATENTS 
THOMAS P. SIMPSON, Washington, 
D. C. No atty’s fee until patent ob¬ 
tained. Write for Inventor’s Qulde. 
Pennsylvania Agricultural works, York, 
farquhar’a Standard Engines and Saw Mil 
Bend for Catalogue. Portable, 
tionary. Traction and Automata 
ciue»a»peelany. Warranted rqi 
•nper 
any n 
Addreia A. », FABQUHAB A SON, York, P».® 
