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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MAY 17 
Humorous. 
JACK UPPERS : "Say, Scadtls, could you 
lend me n hundred ?” Russell S. Scadds : 
“ That’s not the point, don’t you know— 
could I lend it—but could I get it back 1 ”— 
Puck 
“ Your account has been standing a long 
time, Mr. Dukey.” “Then give it a seat, 
my dear Shears.” “ Very glad to, sir. 
Shall we make it a re ceipt f ”— Harper's 
Bazar. 
"Maria.” "Yes, Tom.” “Maria— I- 
ah.” "\ r es, Tom.” “ Maria, do you—that 
j H »— " Yes, Tom.” “ O, will you marry 
mol 1 ” “Yes, Tom. That is the fourth 
wluie I’ve said it. I knew what you were 
driving at all the time.”— N. Y. Herald. 
Clerk : “ I would like a small increase in 
my salary, sir.” Merchant: “I don’t see 
my way clear to that, but I can do the same 
thing iu another way. You know that time 
is money ? ” " Yes sir.” " Well, hereafter 
you can work until six, instead of quitting 
at five.” 
Advertisers treat all correspondents 
well if they mention the Rural New- 
Yorker. 
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WEEDER AND CULTIVATOR 
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Lord Charles Mudford : I— er—want—er— to marry your—er—daughter. 
The Pater : Er—yes—but which one ? 
His LoRDsniP: Pon honor, no preference, don’t-cher-know 1 They’ll Inherit equally, I suppose.— Life. 
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P.0.stanu>8 to L- « U. flRnll, glon Merchants, 
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for Preaervlng Eggs, Established 1845. 
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Iii Prizes is offered by THE AMERICAN GARDEN for Good 
Gardening and Kindred Work during 1890. 
D ESIRING to especially interest. American horticulturists in certain progressive 
methods and systems which experience has proved will be of vast practical value 
when more generally known and adopted, the publishers offer $1,000 in cash, or its 
equivalent, in prizes for results obtained at the hands of ITS SUBSCRIBERS In the 
lines pointed out. 
Of this amount, Five Hundred Dollars ($500) will be given for the most profitable 
yields of garden products, including Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables and Commercial Plants; 
special stress to be laid on the manure or fertilizer employed, with a view to thorough 
tests, on a commercial basis, of the practical value of the high-grade manufactured 
fert ilizers for increasing the profits of gardening. Several public-spirited horticultural 
merchants have added contributions of their own goods to our offers, thereby considerably 
extending the scope of the competition. The following parties have contributed as 
indicated: 
BOWKER FERTILIZER CO., BOSTON AND NEW 
YORK: $42.50 In Stockbrldge Vegetable Manure; 
$12.50 In Stockbrldge Fruit Manure; $80 In Bowker’s 
Greenhouse Fertilizer; $165 In all. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. PHILADELPHIA: $25 111 
Vegetable or Flower Seeds. 
It. G. CHASE & CO., GENEVA, N. Y.: 25 Geneva 
Urape Vines. 
M. B. FAXON, BOSTON: $10 111 Seeds or Tools. 
T. S. HUBBARD CO., FREDONIA, N. Y.: $25 In Eaton 
Grape Vines. 
MAPES FERTILIZER AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO., 
NEW YORK: $44 In the Mapes Vegetable Manure; 
$89 In the Mapes Fruit and Vine Manure; $44 In the 
Mupes Complete Manure; $127 In all. 
T. V. MUNSON, DENISON, TEXAS: $50 In Parker 
Earle Strawberry plants (1,000 plnnts, wholesale 
price); $50 In the new Rommel grape; $50 In the new 
Brilliant grape; $59 In the new Jieger grape; $200 
-In all. 
E. W. REID, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO: $5 In Small Fruit 
Plants. 
ELMER E. SUMMEY, LASALLE, N. Y.: $5 In Water 
lilies. 
These prizes will be ‘given for The Most Valuable -crops of Vegetables, Apples, 
St rawberries, Grapes, Cut Flowers, etc., etc. The remaining $500 will be paid for the 
most valuable written accounts of the cultivation of certain Flowers, Fruits and Veget ables; 
articles descriptive of Model Garden Homes ; descriptions of New Varieties, and for photo¬ 
graphs and sketches of Plants, Garden Scenes and other Natural Objects. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
, ? Knuckle Joint A Screw Presses. Graters, 
"Elevators, Pumps, etc. Send for Catalogue 
Boomer A Boichert Press Co. 118 W. Water St. Syracuse,N.T 
tf7C OO f n corn OOA MONTH cm bo made 
9 l diwa LU JU.«—•worklngfor 
us. Persons pre- 
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ferred who can furnish a horse and give their whole 
time to the business. Spare moments may be profitably 
employed also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. 
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Hold.by Hard wars Dealers Generally. 
CONTENTS 
Rural New-Yorker, May 17,1890. 
FARM TOPICS. 
No Drainage, No Huy...315 
Medicine for Sick land. 315 
Hay Caps . 316 
Hay Notes.816 
Grain Hay. 816 
Clover Seed.817 
Muriates and Sulphates of Potash. 319 
Farming 64 Per Cent, of His Farm. 819 
Silo on u 5ii-Acre Farm. .319 
Handling Mammoth Clover for Seed. 819 
Breeding Good Layers . 320 
Some Kggs to be Hatched . 321 
Good Hatch . 821 
New Things about Ensilage Learned the Past 
Season.324 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Seed Testing Question.820 
Orcharding. Mixed Farming . 820 
INSURE YOUR HORSES »d MULES 
against death from any cause (Including Fire) In the 
N. Y. MUTUAL LIVE STOCK INSURANCE CO., 
Stewart Building, New York City. Send for Cir¬ 
cular. Agents Wanted everywhere. Reference 
required. 
ENSILAGE 
All of our la*t year’* patrons 
indorse it ami report most 
KRtibfactorj results. Their 
letters printed in pamphlet, 
also valuable Treatise on Ensilage and Plan for Silo, together 
with Catalogue of Cutting Machinery and Powers, mailed free. 
HILVEIt A: DKMINCi MAK’F’G CO., HALKM, OHIO. 
$7 
AGENTS 
WANTED. 
PICKET FENCE MACHINE. 
No twisting of main wires: no sag to 
fence; pickets easily removed and re- 
i ilaecd. Write for prices and circular to 
.ANSING W IIEELIIAItKOW CO.. 
Lansing, Michigan. 
SALESMEN WANTED 
I at once. A fewgu^ 
_| men to sell our good* 
______ $ by sample to the 
wholesale and retail trade. We are the largest manufacturers fn our 
lino. Liberal salary paid. Permanent position. Money advanced for 
tva^es, advertising, etc. For terms ad. Centennial Mfg. Co., Chlragiv 
FARMERS 
Nun and Griat Mill. 4H.f. 
and larger. Catalogue free. 
DiWACM BILL CO., Atlanta, 
INTENDING COMPETITORS will please send immediately 
for circulars giving particulars. Competition is .confined to sub¬ 
scribers to The American Garden. Send 25 CENTS now for a 3- 
months* trial subscription (regular price 50 cents), and you will be 
entitled to enter the competition—and to continue in the race if you 
like the magazine well enough to become a regular subscriber. 
RURAL PUBLISHING CO., Times Building, New York. 
DSt- The Choice Novelties of 1890. 
, HERE.IS A LIST THAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION :-Ked Cro.. Tom»to-R esem blcs 
Livingston in form, solidity, color, etc., but is decidedly earlier. Ignotum Tomato —Round, solid and 
productive; both Rural. New Yorker and Frof. Taft pave a special good word for Ignotum. Gragg 
Watermelon — A distinct variety, flesh salmon-color, quality and flavor peculiarly rich and sweet. 
Marblehead Early Marrowfat— A remarkably strong grower, a tremendous cropper, and bears 
several pickings. Early Prize l*ea —Cross between Tom Thumb and Advancer; dwarf, early, and a 
splendidcropper. The Favorite—A better Pea than either Abundance or Everbearing. Kord-Iloolt 
bqtitt.h— Dry, fine grained, sweet, hnrdy, prolific. White Prolific Marrow—A new English dwarf, 
wrinkled Pea. a wonderful cropper. Giant Pascal Celery —Stalks extra lanze,. solid, and a better 
keeper than other self-blanching varieties. Cylinder Wax Bean —The rust and blight-proof Wax Bean 
so long sought for. Cora* Gem Pepper— With its hundreds of brilliant red pods, it is as brilliant as 
a gem. Blonde Block-Head Lettuce —A rich, golden-headed Cabbage, crisp and fine. 
15 cts. pt package: Ten for »M>0. An extra package to all naming this paper. Seed Catalogue 
wee* JAM. SB d* II* uBEdOBY, Banrblehend. Muss. 
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. 
Hark ! The Chief Cook Speaks. 325 
Is This Right ?. 825 
Suitable for Country Girls. 825 
Will It Sin Ink Then?. 823 
Hint for Pie-Makers.335 
Seamless Sheets .325 
Fried Apples.325 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Artificial Refrigeration—Important to Butter- 
makers.. 819 
Disposing of a Serial Story . 819 
Read, Seen and Spoken. 818 
Many Minor Matters.819 
Rum Curse Again.82u 
Distribution of Free SeedB. 82ti 
What Others Say. 820 
Hay Market Prospects. 323 
Implement Notes . .323 
More About the Middleman.328 
Summer Outing In the North Carolina Moun¬ 
tains. 324 
Chat by the Way.824 
United States Supreme Court and Prohibition.... 328 
Book Reviews. 828 
Western Farm Mortgages. 328 
Prosperous Times Coming.828 
Boston Horse Show.329 
Will It Pay Mo to Attend an Agricultural Col¬ 
lege? .329 
Deaoon Visits the incubator... .329 
Kditoiuai. .322 
Brevities.822 
Golden Grains.325 
Publisher's Dksk.326 
Nkwh . 326,827 
Markets.827 
Market Notks .327 
Ajjkanao. 328 
Rural Special Reports. 829 
