THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
MAY 24 
348 
Advertisers treat all correspondents 
well if they mention the Rural New- 
Yorker. 
TIED CAPS & ROtDKT? W"V AN DOTTED, 
IV ’.3 Eggs. $1.50. B. & W. Mlnoreas, W. & L. Wyan- 
(lottes, W. & B. Plymouth Rocks, Langshans and Hou- 
dans, $1.00. A. LEI DA, Delaware, New Jersey. 
pERJWINE! 
Manila, Standard, Sisal, Hemp and Jute. 
insect and Mildew Proof. Highest Tensile 
(Strength. Warranted. Send for price and sample. 
E. F. RHODES, Granger, Ind. 
DO YOU WANT A WASHER? 
DOYOUWANTAGLOTHES-WRINGER? 
W E have on hand several of the well-known 
Keystone Washers and Clothes-Wringers, 
in perfect order and entirely new, which will be sold 
at less than manufacturer's prices. The Keystone 
Washer, sold by the manufacturer fot $6.00; our 
price 8:t.50. Keystone Clothes-Wringer, man¬ 
ufacturer’s price $7 50; our price only 94.00. Both 
for $7.00; less than the manufacturer’s price on the 
Wringer alone. By express or freight. 
SrEAK Quick If You want Them ! 
N. E. FELLOWS, Tenafly, N. J. 
DESKS, 
Chairs, 
Office Furniture 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
DERBY k KILMER DESK 00 . 
Salesroom,, 
opp. Lowell Depot, 
93 Causeway St., Boitou 
T/iZ^AX. 
HAYING 
TOOLS. 
Write for CIRCULARS 
ANl) PRICES. 
MARION. OIIIO. 
INOAKANDASH 
A special catalogue 
of Novelties in 
Buekboards,Beach,l 
Spindle and Handy Wagons, Banner Buggies. 
Two Wheelers, Pony Carts, etc., in Ash end 
Quartered Oak, natural wood finish. Address 
RRini FY&p.n 
UnHULL I 00 UU lilt; A-IS Sudbury *t. Boston. 
PULL LEA THER TOP. BISECT TO CONSUMtB. 
I kt Saving 25 to 40% 
[ROAD CARTS a specialty. 
full Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue and COMPLETE 
HORSE BOOK, send 
six cts. In stamps. 
jpiONEER BUGGY CO. 
COLUMBUS, o. 
U/ C LEAD " here Others Fallow. 
Beyond a question we 
have the beat line of CAKT8 made, for 
the Horseman, Farmer, or lor business or pleas¬ 
ure purposes. Send stamp for Catalogue and 
wholesale prices. A. L. PUATT k CO., 
71 to 81 Willard SU, Kalamax^o, Mleh. 
POTATO DIGGER. 
_juc f .\1 A 16-page pamphlet free. 
St \ Mention this paper. 
HOOVER / 
’frs 
HOOVER & PROUT, Avery, Ohio. 
00 An CORfl OO A MONTH can be made 
5b / 0, .10 vaOU. — workin g for us. Persons pre¬ 
ferred who can furnish a horse and give their whole 
time to the business. Spare moments may be profitably 
emnloved also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. 
bTP. JOHNSON a CXX, 1000 Main St. Ri c hm o n d, Va. 
GUERNSEY BULLS. 
A FEW CHOICE 
young Guernsey Bulls, 
_ from imported stock, 
for sale at reasonable prices. Also a few thorough¬ 
bred and crossbred heifers. The crossbreds crossed on 
Devon and Jersey. C, R. HOXIE, Leonardsvllle, N.Y. 
p - „ I _ A 1,800acre Virginia Farm, lo- 
rOr OdlC. cated 55 miles above Richmond 
on the line of the Alleghany Railroad. One of the 
finest farms In the State. Price $60,000. which Includes 
stock, implements, growing crops, etc. For full par¬ 
ticulars address I. W. NORvELL, Island P. O., Gorch- 
land County, Va. 
LiRND 10 Cts. In ran utinn Produce Commls 
15 P. O.stampsto L. & U. H*nU, slon Merchants, 
for circular about Mhipplug Produce. Also recipe 
for Preserving Eggs, Established 1845. 
Mo. 470 Washington St., Mew York (JHy 
A Farmer’s Education Free. 
B ELIEVING in education for farmers and in the Agricultural Colleges (several of 
the R. N.-Y force having graduated from them) though not claiming them to be 
perfect yet by any means, we offer to the young men of every North American 
State the opportunity of securing a Four Years’ course of study at his State Agricul¬ 
tural College Free of Money Cost for Tuition, Books and Necessary Living Expenses, 
excepting clothes. 
This privilege is to be won solely by the young men, and their friends, interesting 
themselves to extend the subscription list of the Rural New-Yorker and The American 
Garden, the returns from whose efforts we shall largely devote to this purpose. Any 
young man who (with the aid of his friends) will send us 200 subscriptions at $2.00 
each, to either publication (or the two combined. One will often be taken in preference 
to the other, thus extending the number of persons in any community who would like 
to subscribe) before the time of the Fall Examinations, will have HIS NECESSARY EX¬ 
PENSES AT THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWING, 
PAID BY THE RURAL PDRLISHING CO. 
Six months and three months subscriptions also count. Send for circular 
giving particulars. 
The subscriptions must all be taken within a territory of one county excepting 10 
per cent, of the number, and excepting in cases of sparsely settled communities, etc., 
at the discretion of the Manager. In following years the privilege will be continued 
to the fortunate First Year Boys on the same terms, so that, if industrious and 
worthy, they may thus secure the full Four Years’ Course by their own efforts from 
year to year. The “men” already in College, desirous of taking advantage of this 
offer, will be granted an even opportunity with the rest if they need it, on which 
point we will take the word of their Teachers. 
YOU CANNOT LOSE IN THIS WORK. Send for circular giving full par¬ 
ticulars. 
SPEAK QUICK! Candidates for this work must send in 
their applications AT ONCE and go to work immediately, as the territory will be 
assigned to the one who, in any county, first sends in 25 yearly subscriptions, by his 
own efforts. Circulars furnished by us free of charge. Any person who tries and 
fails to win in his own territory will be given a chance in any other county desired, 
not already occupied. Send for circulars. 
FOR THOSE WHO TRY AND FAIL t „ ge t 
the 200 we have in preparation other opportunities for study or for travel and 
observation by sea and land; but the territory will be all awarded at first to those 
who want and will try earnestly to get the Education. 
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN are included in all 
these offers, and where the State Colleges refuse .to admit them, other opportunities 
for education will be found for them, corresponding to their ability and earnestness as 
shown by the results of their work on the subscription lists. The work will be so 
arranged for presentation that neither the solicitor nor solicited should find it 
unpleasant—save to refuse I 
Apply for territory at once, and accompany the application with a statement from 
your last teacher or other responsible person as to your abilities and character. 
THE RURAL PUBLISHING CO., 
TIMES BUILDING, NEW YORK. 
The Dingee & Conard Co’s ROSES, HARDY PLANTS, 
Largest^Rosc Growers in America. BULBS and SEEDS. 
OUR NEW GUIDE, n6 pp., elegantly illustrated, is 
sent FREE to ALL who write for it. It describes and 
tells HOW TO'GROW over TWO THOUSANO 
FINEST varieties of ROSES, HARDY PLANTS, 
BULBS and SEEDS. NEW ROSES. NEW^ 
SHRUBBERY, NEW CLEMATIS and Climbing 
Vines, NEW SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS, 
JAPAN LILIES, GLADIOLUS, TUBEROSES, 
CARNATIONS, New JAPAN CHRYSANTHE¬ 
MUMS, New MOON FLOWERS, and the choicest 
Nntr and 
liAKE 
65 
Large 
Rose^Houses. 
THE DINGEE flTcONARD CO., 
_FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS 
- Goods sent everywhere by mail or express. Safe arrival guar- 
t anteed. If you wish Roses, Plants, or Seeds of any kind, it will I 
iy you to see our d/ew Guide before buying. Send for it free. Address I 
MARI) f.O R0S i E 6 E K D ° s K‘ nd West Grove, Pa. ■ 
THE “ELLIOTT” WHEEL HOE 
For Use on Onions 
and all 
GARDEN AND BED DROPS. 
Will do more work than four men 
can possibly do with com¬ 
mon hand hoes. 
Will save its cost in ten hours’ 
work, and is 
PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE. 
The Cutters are Forged 
Entirely From Higli-Grade steel, 
AMU WILL MOT BREAK. 
THIS HOE may be adapted 
for working In rows of all widths, 
from four Inches wide upwards. 
SEND FOR CIRCULARS, 
Illustrating all the points of this 
Great Labor-Saving Tool. 
Milking Tubes 
For Milking Cows with sore or 
obstructed teats. 
Price 25 cents each; 5 for $1.00. 
Mailed to any address on receipt of 
price. Send for Circulars. 
BARTLETT & DOW, LOWELL, MASS. 
IHE KEYSTONE 
HAY LOADER 
II load n ton of hay In ft mlnntea. Yon win 
ke hay etutily and quickly, and snva help. 
,v.siii pays for iteelf In one season. 10,000 sold. 
f Fully auaranUtd. Loads loos® small grain also. 
____ _ KEYSTONE IUIFG. CO., SterlinoJIl. 
UseTthIS Hay Loader, 4 [ JiasdonCM*yvvj thaufe Boosesoctivmdortly fooatsd. 
ER ROOFING 
E 
UNEQUALED 
For House, Barn, 
INDIANA 
and all out-buildings. 
Anybody can put it on. 
PRICE LOW. 
Write for Sample and Book. 
— 143 Dunne St.. New York City. 
PAINT &. ROOFING CO. 
GENUINE 
PRICES REDUCED 
’"'PHII/ADEIiPIIIA' 1 
Lawn Mower. 
I A SIZES AND STYLES FOR HAND USE, 
I H Weighing from 21 to 51 lbs. 
THREE SIZES FOR HORSE POWER. 
LAWN SWEEPERS,JRISS EDDERS, Etc. 
CRAHAM, EMLEN & PASSMORE, 
Patentees and Manufacturers, 
631 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Knuokle Joint A 8crew Presses, Graters, 
.^Elevators. Pumps, etc. Send for Catalogue 
Boomer A Boichert Praia Co. 118W. Water St. Syracuse,N.7 
THE PERKINS’ 
WindMill 
Is the Strongest and Best Self- 
Regulallng wind Mill made. 
Full Instructions for erecting sent with 
the first mill. All Wind Mills war- 
ranted. For Circulars and Prices 
address 
THE PERKINS’ WIND MILL 
AND AX CO., 
Agents Wanted. Mishawaka Ind. 
Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
Rochester Hay Slings and Carriers. 
Result of twenty-two years’ experience. 
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 
RICKER & MONTGOMERY, 
58 Lorimer St., Rochester, N.Y. 
This Trade 
Mark Is on 
Tic Best 
Waterproof 
^eg^orilluttrotcd^italogue^w 
Coat 
In the world. 
l. J. Tower, Boiton 
CONTENTS 
Ru?AL New-Yokkeb, May 24, 1890. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Wheat In Southern Ohio. 
Value of Soil Analysis . 
Three Horse Rig. .....J” 
Woman Farmers’ Root Growing . 
Refuse from Pork Paekerles as Manure. 387 
Pop Corn, What Kinds to Grow. 3-h 
Grapes Near Salt Water. 
More About Grain Hay....... 
Can It be Called Winter-Killing ?. SIS 
Tools for Cultivating Orchards. 34- 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Two Short-Horn Gentlemen of Leisure. 338 
Making of a Big 8teer.383 
Half-Blood Buffaloes .333 
Some Texas Jerseys.. . 334 
Coarse ns. Fine Grinding.3.>4 
Adulterated Cattle Food. 334 
Young Mother. 334 
Family Cow... *~J 
Enlarged Knee in a Bull...337 
Weak I.tmb In Young Colt..33 i 
Fat Sheep Dying During Winter. 837 
Warts on a Horse. "37 
Feed for Milk... 
New York Horse Market.■*- 
pes. 
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. 
New Gospel of Reform.... 
Concerning Strawberries—Numerous V 
Cooking Beef-Steak. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bennett Compulsory School Law.... 
Farming 900 Acres at a Profit In ' tern New 
York .... :. . 
Cross Fertilisation of Grapes. 
Read, Spoken and Seen. 
Contracts by Minors. «. 
Several Short Scraps.,« . 
Tri - 
848 
843 
813 
336 
834 
335 
885 
337 
337 
Injury to Eggs by 
fatal pa Blooming as a Bush 
What Others Say. 
Womei 
ransportatlon |. 338 
Big Money for Women.. 
Middleman’s Share of the DU', 
338 
888 
339 
3U 
841 
A. 
‘fi? . 
-qI.. 
^ilon on Imple¬ 
ments. e? 
Implement Notes. rvj . 
Chat by the Way...^. 342 
New York’s New Ballot Law . 34b 
Deacon Visits the Incubators, concluded.84. 
Editorial. I”, 
Brevities."JY 
Publisher's Desk.••••"’ 
News. . 3W *3» 
Markets. "W 
Almanac. J*? 
Rural Special Reports.341 
