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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
MAY 3 
Humorous. 
Consider the lilies—how expensive they 
are.— Boston Herald. 
“ Do editors make fun of the poems they 
receive ? ” “ Oh, bless you, no—they make 
fires ”— Life. 
“ It seems to me I have seen your face 
before.” “Quite likely. That’s where I 
carry it.”—Harper's Bazar. 
Employer : “Well, Patrick, which is the 
bigger fool, you or I ? ” Patrick.. “ Faith, I 
couldn’t say, sor, but it’s not mesilf, sure- 
' ly.”— Boston Budget. 
Teacher: “Now take the sentence, 
'Mary made some cocoanut cakes.’ How 
do you parse ‘cocoanut cakes?’” The 
whole school (in unison): “ We never pass 
cocoanut cakes.”— Somerville Journal. 
Agitated Young Bridegroom (immedi¬ 
ately after the ceremony): Serena, shall— 
shall I—shall we—shall we kiss ? Self- 
possessed Bride (her third experience): It is 
my usual custom, William.— American 
Cultivator. 
Mrs. PUNKIN (at the circus): I dunno 
Silas, about climbin’ ’way up on them 
seats; they look pretty flimsy to me. Silas 
Punkin: I guess they’re all right. Don’t 
ye know what they said in the adve rtise- 
ments ? Secure seats.— Puck. 
Advertisers treat all correspondents 
well if they mention the Rural New- 
Yorker. 
A STAMPEDE. 
Corralling a drove of horses gives you plenty of 
work for hour*. You don’t have time to think 
what the weather is. You let everything slide, till 
the work is over. But the cowboy is never un¬ 
prepared. When this “picnic” happens, what¬ 
ever the weather, he is not drenched and wet to 
the skin before it’s over, because he is always 
provided with a “ Fish Brand Pommel Slicker.” 
With one of these saddle coats on, you can’t pet 
wet if you try. Your entire saddle will be inside 
the coat, and it will be dry, too. Did you ever try 
the Pommel Slicker? Just try one, they cost 
very little. Then no more colds, fevers, rheuma¬ 
tism, and other results to exposure of weather. 
Every garment stamped with “Fish Brand” 
Trade Mark. Don’t accept any inferior coat 
when you can have the “Fish Brand Slicker” 
delivered without extra cost. Particulars and 
illustrated catalogue free. 
A. J. TOWER, - Boston, Mass. 
BROAD-CUT 
GenteHOraft 
SIZES: 
5,6 and 7 Feet 
Saves over 
half 
in labor, 
and pro¬ 
duces bet¬ 
ter quality . 
of hay. An ordinary 
pair of horses will 
handle with ease. A 
IllKKCT DRIFT 
what you want. 
EUREKA 
MOWER 
WIDE-CUT 
MOW KR in 
■V E UREKA 
i ’SPRING TOOTH 
HARROW 
Channel Shs‘l Frame* 
which clears all obsta¬ 
cles. Does not bury itself 
thus making it the light¬ 
est draft Harrow in the 
market. Right to buy, sell and use guaranteed. 
Send for Circular and Price List. Address > 
FU REKA MOWER CO. UTICA. N-Y- 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
. ‘ Knuckle J oint A Screw Presses. Graters, 
' 'Elevators, PumpB, etc. Send for Catalogue 
Boomer & Bmchert Pre«a Co. 118 W.Water St. Syracuse,N.7 
THE PERKINS’ 
Wind Mill 
s the Strongest and Best Self- 
Regulating Wind Hill made. 
Full Instructions for erecting sent with 
the first mill. All Wind Mill* war¬ 
ranted. For Circulars and Prices 
address 
THE PERKINS’ WIND MILL 
AND AA CO., 
Agents Wanted. Mishawaka Ind. 
Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
SAMPLE FREE, if you state size of roof and mention the Rural New-Yorker. Correspondence invited. 
PAINT 
FOR B \ RNS, 
FENCES. &<■ , 
ready for use, du¬ 
rable, ornament 
al. Price in bbls. 
(10 eta. n gallon. 
athlng Paper—water, 
wind and damp proof. 
Keeps buildings warm 
In winter cool In sum¬ 
mer. 
igrj OOO square feet, ft3.(iO. 
For HEN HOUSE or SHED 
Complete Roof 
82.00 per lOO *q. Feet. 
Send for Book Circular. 
If you want any roofing for Church, Dwelling, Factory. BARN, Silo, and all out-bui'dings, be sure 
and order Genuine Rubber Roofing It Is half the price of shingles. Iron or tin ; easily applied on a sleep 
or flat surface, or over old shingles, and is durable, fire proof, ornamental and water proof. 
INDIANA PAINT AND ROOFING CO., 42 West Broad wav, New York." 
THE NEXT 
3 OR 4 WEEKS 
IS THE TIME TO TOP-DRESS WITH THE 
STOGKBRIDGE GRASS MANURE. 
Photograph of Grass raised on Stockbridge Grass Manure, by H. B. Willmarth, of 
Billerica, Mass, (firm of Talbot, Willmarth & Co., Boston). It stood even with 
the horse’s back, and was estimated to yield fully three tons per acre. 
Egg?" Send for pamphlets. 
BOWKER FERTILIZER COMPANY, BOSTON S NEW YORK. 
THOMAS SMOOTHING 
IMPROVED REVERSIBLE HARROW-* 
,«[. SPRING TOOTH HARROWS. 
- ^ BEST IMPLEMENTS ON EARTH 
HerendeenCo . Geneva, N.Y. 
W/?/T£ 
ron 
fPAlCtS 
GOLD MEDALS 
Besides SILVER MEDALS and FIE ST PREMIUMS 
too numerous to mention,have been AWARDED the 
COOLEY CREAMER 
AND PRODUCTS 
since the beginning | 
of the Fairs iu.1888. 
REMEMBER that tlie Cooley Creamer | 
has a patented process diflerent from all 
other cream raisers or separators that ] 
gives it its WONDERFUL SUPERIOR-^ 
ln COOLEY CABINET CREAMER q 
p can 
I (^VERMONT farm machine co. .>, 
I ^ MELLDOSJa. FALLS VT. H 
t* 
’ and quality of product. No others can legally use it 
Send lor Illustrated Pamphlet. Free to all. Manufactured by 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 
GENUINE 
PRICES REDUCED 
Lawn MowertSp 
1 a SIZES AND STYLES FOR HAND USE, 
| **■ Weighing from 21 tu 5l lbs. 
_THREE SIZES FOR HORSE POWER. 
LAWN SWEEPERS, GRASS EDGERS, Etc. 
CRAHAM, EMLEN & PASSMORE, 
Patentees and Manufacturers, 
t>31 Market Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 
A Great Bargain. 
In exchange for a herd of Jersey Alderney or any 
tlrst-class cattle of equal value, I offer a piece of laud 
at this city, situated on the Louisville and Nashville 
Railroad, In sight of the great furnaces and mining 
industries of this section of country. Laud nicely 
fenced and Improved; S,CUO bearing poaches and 
pears. Very fertile and adaptive soli. Refused an 
offer of $8,COO cash for entire place; will trade in 
whole or part. This certainly Is a rare chance as In¬ 
vestigation will prove. 
Also a tine tract In exchange for horses or stock of 
livery. * 
Correspondence solicited. 
ik. 8. DETNTT, 
Box 322, Birmingham, Ala. 
NSILAG 
and Fodder 
CUTTERS * 
of all sizes, the fastest cutting* 
strongest, most durable ana 
1 bestover built,uictuduig Carriers, 
both straight 
and angle,of any 
length required. For free pamphlet showing “Why 
Ensilage Pays,” «nd for free descriptive and illus¬ 
trated catalogue of the best Tread-powers, 
Lever-powers, Threshers, Clover-hullers, 
Wood Saw-machines, Feed-mills and Fan- 
ning-mllls, send to the old nn 1 reliable F.nmiro Agri- 
3ti. r-ii Works, over 30 years under .-ame management. 
iliNAKD UlKUElt, Proprietor, CoblcskiU, N.Y. 
LANE’S PATENT STEEL 
6end for Cir¬ 
cular. 
Manufact’d by 
ANTI-FRICTION. 
The most perfect 
article of its kin d 
made. No more break¬ 
age; ease of move¬ 
ment and satisfaction' 
guaranteed. Lanes 
PATENT STEEL TRACK 
No Wood work. 
Simple and durable 
LANE BROS., Poughkeepsie, N. Y 
Sold.tby Hard ware Dealers Generally. 
CHAMPION STEEL RIM: 
Land Roller 
LATEST 
AND 
BEST. 
AGENTS 
WANTED 
Sent on Trial. 
We will send this Roller to any responsible farmer 
on trial, and If It Is not as represented, It may be re¬ 
turned, we paying return freight. We do notask 
pay until you have tried It on your farm. 
THE AMEBICAN FOUNDS? & MACHINE CO., 
Howling Green, Ohio. 
ITGGS fmm Pure, Hlgli-class Plym. Rocks, #1.50 pe. 
.Hi IS; #2 M) per 26. E. A. JOHNSON Vermillion, Ohio 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, May 3,1890. 
farm TOPICS. 
Fastening Dairy Cows. 281 
Feeding Farrow Cows for Beef. 285 
Hauurial Value and Use of Muck. 2S5 
Weight of Colt; Cross of Trotting Stallion on 
Draft Mare. 285 
Compounding a Potato Fertilizer. 285 
Rural Trench System, etc. 285 
Drilling Alfalfa. 282 
Three Farm Conveniences.285 
Hay and Ensilage Stacker.282 
Convenient Farm Carts........282 
Sharpening Posts, Device for. 282 
Convenient Farm Wagon.. 283 
New Things about F.nsllage Learned the Past 
Season.283 
History and Propagation of the American Potato, 
concluded . 284 
Criticism of Experiment Stations. 286 
Farm Managers. 286 
Solubility of Nitrogen.j/j . 286 
A Question of Tillage, well-tilled •«. poorly- 
tilled.yB ' .290 
MISCELLANEOU 
Business In Ensilage Machinery.. 
Selling Silage. _ 
implement Notes. a 
New Yorn City Farmers..’ £ 
Earth Closets Again. a. 
About the Tariff on Sugar. -C . 
Plants by Mall.J**?* ■ 
Sundry Subjects.. 
Editorial,. 
Wn at Others Say 
Woman’s Work... 
News. 
Publisher’s Desk 
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Almanac. 294 
