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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
NOV. 15 
Humorous . 
The man who joins an assessment insur¬ 
ance company can take a melancholy pleas 
ure in thinking of the many that will 
mourn his death.— Indianapolis Journal. 
Anxious to Work, but Nothing to do: 
—‘-By George,” said the tramp, ‘‘I’m get 
tin’ discouraged. I ain’t been able to get a 
job at snow shoveltn’ all summer. I think 
I’ll go out o’ the business and take up 
lawn mowin’ for the winter .”—Neiv York 
Sun. 
Mrs. Waldo of Boston:—” I have a let- 
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Crowing Children need It. 
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19,1883. 
Mailed 
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Nickel, SI. 
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ELASTIC TIP COMPANY, 
Cor. Cornhill and Washington Stre et, B oston, Mas*. 
also Patentees of RUBBER ELASTIC FURHITURE TIPS. 
ter from your uncle James, Penelope, who 
wants us to spend the summer on his 
farm.” Penelope (dubiously): *' Is there 
any society in the neighborhood ? ” Mrs. 
Waldo:—“ I’ve heard him speak of the Hol- 
steins and Guernseys. I presume they are 
pleasant people .”—Credit Lost. 
In writing to advertisers please always 
mention The Rural New-Yorker. 
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IV XJLTXl 1 -ill I ’ who sees this to write 
for illustrated circular of the l.nw-Onwn Milk 
Wagons, made by .1. R. PARSONS WAGON WORKS, 
Earlvllle, N. Y. 
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catalogue and prices of the New Buckeye. 
Address ENTEKPIUSE MFG. CO., 
Columbiana, Ohio. 
THE IDAHO PEAR 
Public Interest In this most promising new pear 
continues unabated. Most flattering reports are re¬ 
ceived in regard to the growth of cions and trepssent 
out the past, spring, but like all tt lugs of merit It lias 
Its counterfeits. Thousands of bogus trees will be 
palmed off upon the public. Remember, any person 
labeling pear trees “IDAHO” without our consent, 
does so In violation of the Patent Laws of I he United 
States. Buy only trees under seal of our registered 
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obtaining trees nearer home will be furnished the 
addresses of responsible dealers who handle genuine 
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ANOTHER HAND-BOOK FOR THE RURAL-GARDEN FAMILY. ^ 
IVOVELi—CONCISE—PRACTICAL. 
THE NURSERY BOOK. 
A Complete Hand-Book of Propagation and Pollination. By L. H. Bailey. Uniform in Size and Style with 
Rule-Book of 1891 Edition Profusely Illustrated. 
AN APri.E TREE TOP-GRAFTED. 
T HIS valuable little manual has been compiled at great pains. The author has had 
unusual facilities for Its preparation, having been aided by many experts in 
many directions. The book is absolutely devoid of theory and speculation. It 
has nothing to do with plant physiology, nor with any abstruse reasons of plant growth. 
It simply tells plainly and briefly wtat every one w ho sows a seed, makes a cutting, 
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method and matter. The cuts number almost 100, and are made e pectally for it, direct 
from nature. The book treats of all kinds of cultivated plants, fruits, vegetables, 
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CONTENTS. 
Chapter I.—Seedage. 
Chapter II.—Separation and Division. 
Chapter III.—Layerage. 
Chapter IV.—Cottage. 
Chapter V.- Graftage. Including Grafting, Budding, Inarching, etc. 
Chapter VI.-.Nursery List 
Tnls Is the great feature of the book. It is an alphabetical list of all kinds of 
plants, with a shorts atement telling which of the operations described In the first 
live chapters are employed in propagating them. Over 2.000 entries are made In 
the list. The following entries will give an idea of the method : 
ACER (Maple). Sapindacetc. Stocks are grown from stratified seeds, which should 
be sown an Inch or two deep; or some species, as A dasycarpum. come readily 
it seeds are simply sown as soon as ripe. Some cultural varieties art* lava cd 
but better plants are obtained by grafting Varieties of native species are 
worked upon common or native stocks. The Japanese sorts are winter- 
worked upon imported A polymorphum stocks, either by whip or veneer- 
grafting. Maples can also be budded in summer, and they grow readily from 
cuttings of bom ripe and soft wood. 
HIIV I.I.OCACTL8. PH V LI.OCBREls, DISOCACTI S (Leaf-Cactus). Cactea-. 
*' r esh seeds grow readily. Sow In raih**r sandy soil, which Is well drained 
anti apply water as for common seeds. When the seedlings appear, remove 
to a light position. Cuttings from mature shoots, three to six Inches In length 
root readily In sharp sand. Give a temp- rature of about 60 degrees, ami apply 
only sufficient water to keep from flagging. If the euttings are very Juicy, 
they may be laid on dry sand for several days before plauting. 
GOOSERE H R V. Seeds, for the raising of new varieties, should be sown as soon as 
well cured, In loamy or sandy soil, or tliev may be stratified and sown 
together with the sand in the soring. Cuttings, 6 to 8 inches long, of the 
mature wood, inserted two thirds their lengn, usually grow reaillv 
especially if taken In August or September and siorei during winter 
American var eties only one (Fig. 27). Layered plants are usualfy set in 
nur>erv rows for a year after removal from the stoofs Green-layering during 
summer is sometimes practiced for new or rare varieties. 
Chapter VII.— Pollination. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorkkr. November 15. :8«0. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
About Bond Horses: a Typical Roadster.. 
Breeding and Training the Roadster Colt 
The Son of a Well-bred Trotter. 
Scenes at Helwoo i Hor-e Farm. 
Some Pertinent Pig Questions. 
Fancy Butter Business.. 
An Australian Sheep-Shearing Machine... 
Live Stock Notes. 
The Broiler Business . .. 
Those Big Ducks- Incut ators. 
Light Shipping Coops.. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Potato Rot..... 
A Novice on the Farm. 
Pipe for Conveying Spring Water. 
Record of a Potato Digger.. 
High and Low (trade Fertilizers . 
Treatment and Crops fora Swamp . 
How Many Acres to Support a Family ?... 
Sub-Irrigation Again . 
HORTICULTURAL, 
Notes from’tlie Rural Grounds. 
Where Can Potato Seed Be Bought?. 
Bearing Age of Sweet Chestnuts . 
TwoSides to the Spraying Question. 
Hardiness of ihe Tong Pa Peaen. 
Low-down Trees: Fighting Mice. 
Pruning ami Thinning Grapes. 
A Ken:--:. - A p| 1 1-' Hu- Hu---. 
WOMAN’S WORK. 
In the Sanctum. 
SOme New Ideas of Economy. 
The Art of Cooking Cauliflower. 
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MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Farmers and the Elections. 
Notes on Farm Polities. 
Wanted, a Blue-Bird House . 
Saving Batiks Not Fully Satisfactory. 
Some Jaw Iheakers.. 
What < >there 8ay. . 771 - 
flow Secure Information of the Potato Crop. 
Who Gets the Sugar Bounty ? . 
Implement Notes . 
Catalogues, Etc., Received. 
The Pie Hunters' Profit. 
Opinions on the Overthrow of the McKinley Hlgh- 
Prices Bill.. 
Humorous. 
Editorial. 
BUKVITIHS. 
Publisher’s Desk.. 
Crop and Market Notes . .... 
Agricultural News. 
Markets. 
Almanac. 
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