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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
DEC. i3 
Faith and Works. 
“ We must not use our prayer and physic 
both together; and so, no doubt, but our 
prayers will be available, and our physic 
take effect.” Here, doubtless, lies tfite 
secret of the frequent failures of the “ Faith 
Cure ” practitioners, if that is the proper 
word. In the above quotation, which, by 
the way, is from a very high authority, 
physic is used in a general sense. It means 
a remedy. Now, we beg you to read the 
following testimonials from those upon 
whom the “effect” has been most satis¬ 
factory. 
Drs. Starkey & Palen:— “I suffered 
from muscular rheumatism and nervous 
prostration. It seems to me that I used all 
the medicines ever compounded without 
finding relief. I abandoned the whole and 
commenced the use of your Compound 
Oxygen Treatment. And the result is per¬ 
fect health.” R. B. Thomas, 90 Chambers 
St., New York City, N. Y. 
Drs. Starkey & Palen:— “ For 35 years 
I have suffered every September from hay 
asthma. Last August I began the use of 
your Compound Oxygen Treatment and 
passed through September very comfort¬ 
ably, and I have been considerably invigo¬ 
rated by the remedy.” Rev. J. W. T. 
Capers, Camden, S. C. 
But it is all written ih our brochure, hun¬ 
dreds of testimonials, records of cases 
cured, a history of Compound Oxygen. It 
is an interesting book. It is sent free. 
Write for it. Address Drs. Starkey & 
Palen, No. 1529 Arch St., Philadelphia, 
Pa., or 120 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. 
— Adv. 
Live Stock Notes. 
A great display of food fish will be 
ma e at the World’s Fair. 
The Aberdeen-Angus breeders find fault 
with the feeding test at the Missouri Ex¬ 
periment Station. “The results seem to a 
practical man quite problematical.” 
Electioneer, the famous Californian 
trotting stallion and head of Senator Stan¬ 
ford’s large stables, is dead. Rheumatism 
killed him. He was by Rysdick’s Hamble- 
tonian out of Green Mountain Maid. He 
sired Sunol, with a record of 2:10>£, and 
Palo Alto, having a record of 2:1 IX. 
The Poland-China breeders at their an¬ 
nual meeting passed this resolution : “ Re¬ 
solved, That this association recommends 
the enactment by the several States of laws 
prohibiting the transportation of dead 
swine that have died of disease, for the 
reason that we consider that the disease is 
thereby communicated to healthy hogs.” 
IT was concluded that lice on "hogs indi¬ 
cate neglect, but they would not retard the 
animal’s growth. Orchard Grass and clo¬ 
ver make a fine pasture for hogs : nothing 
more profitable than grass. Mangels are 
the best roots. Sugar beets are not so valu¬ 
able as many people think. Cotton seed is 
not suitable for pigs and calves. 
A number of horse breeders have deter¬ 
mined to establish an American stallion 
show to be held each spring at Chicago. 
Its object is to provide a place where breed¬ 
ers may meet buyers and exhibit their 
stock to advantage. All stock associations 
are invited to unite in this matter. C. F. 
Mills, Springfield, Ill., secretary. 
Mr. John Minto, in an address to Pacific 
Coast wool growers, says:—“The time 
seems close at hand when the mutton mar¬ 
ket on the Pacific side west of the Cascade 
Range will have to depend on the country 
west of that range for its mutton supply. 
The increasing demand for feeders in the 
corn-growing States seems to point in that 
direction.” 
Mr. David Walker, talking to the 
Aberdeenshire Agricultural Association, 
said that in his opinion there was not a 
single animal of the Clydesdale breed of to¬ 
day that fulfilled the conditions of an ideal. 
There was just one draft mare, a blend 
of the Shire and the Clydesdale, that (with 
the exception of color) appeared to him an 
ideal mare. He had no ideal in real life. 
Meat for Horses.— Reading the follow¬ 
ing extract from a speech made by a Scotch 
horse breeder, one might think the Scotch 
horses were carnivorous animals : “ My 
experience with regard to boiled meat is 
that, when given to young horses and they 
were turned out into the field, it refined 
their coats very much, and they could not 
stand the cold, biting winds of that district 
as if fed on dry meat. When I gave my 
horses boiled warm meat they were scarcely 
ever free from colds; but after I turned 
them back to dry meat, they scarcely ever 
had colds. Boiled meat made the skin too 
tender.” This “meat,” however, is but a 
local name for grain. Hay could be as 
justly called “ bread.” 
The American Shropshire Sheep Breed¬ 
ers say they have the largest membership 
of any sheep society in the world. There 
are over 24,000 Shropshires recorded in 
the American Registry. At the last meet¬ 
ing the McKinley Bill was discussed. Some 
members thought it detrimental to the 
trade because at some points the custom 
house officers were not well instructed in 
the matter, and some difficulty had been 
experienced in importing sheep from Can¬ 
ada. As the law is now construed sheep 
for breeding purposes cannot be imported 
from England, as they are not registered as 
the law requires, but must be brought 
from England to Canada and there regis¬ 
tered. Others hoped the bill would not be 
repealed, as it was a safeguard to import¬ 
ers and breeders. All recorded Shropshires 
must, hereafter, wear ear-tags, to be fur¬ 
nished by the association. It was reported 
that certain men had bought sheep eligible 
to record, but unrecorded, and had 
neglected to pay for them. The creditors 
had forbidden the secretary to record them 
until paid for. The association, on legal 
advice, decided that they must record all 
animals eligible to record, and that the 
creditor must resort to the courts for the 
collection of his dues. 
“NERVOUS” JERSEY COWS. 
Whenever the J ersey cows fail at a pub¬ 
lic test we are informed that it is because 
they are too high-strung and nervous, 
being excited by the noise and confusion. 
It is probably for this reason that so few 
Jersey cows are seen at these tests. While 
discussing the proposed dairy tests at the 
World’s Fair this matter was brought up 
at the meeting of Jersey cattle breeders. 
From the Country Gentleman’s report we 
take a few expressions of opinion from 
leading breeders: 
Mr. Edward Burnett believed such nerv¬ 
ous, high-strung cows as Jerseys would do 
very badly at fairs; it often takes them a 
year to get over the effects of an ordinary 
removal to a new home, and at such a show 
as is proposed, the change from ordinary 
conditions would be far more severe. 
Mr. Boyd and others hated to see Hol- 
steins beat Jerseys so often in public com¬ 
petitions, and thought this was a chance 
for the Island breed to distinguish itself as 
the butter cow. 
Mr. Monrad thought the common farmer 
would be afraid to try Jerseys if he is told 
that it takes them a year to get used to a 
new home. ‘ The Jersey never has had, 
and never will again have, so good a chance 
for a fair test.” 
Mr. Green deemed the nervous idea to be 
greatly exaggerated. Individual cows are 
easily upset, but the breed as a whole is no 
more sensitive than others are. Some 
speakers had known cows actually to in¬ 
crease considerably their yield very shortly 
after moving. 
Mr. McKinney had taken a herd 1,960 
miles from their home in Denver—a jour¬ 
ney of 11 days—and in the next six months 
they gave 11,000 pounds more milk than in 
the six months preceding. 
President Alvord was ready to put in a 
cow, but would call it a gift—would hardly 
care to take her back. 
&tti,$«Uanc0u<s 
Advertisers treat all correspondents 
well if they mention The Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WHOSE MONEY IS LOST ? 
Report ot Ihe Secretary of Agriculture, 1888, 
I>. 050.—* The losses which anuually accrue to 
the agriculturists from the use of poor or nearly 
worthless seeds are greatly underestimated, ami 
would, if aggregated, annually amount to many 
hundreds of thousands of dollars.” 
Report of 188P p. 523.—" In 14S samples of seeds 
of grass and forage plants sold In Delaware, 44 
contained plantain ; 2. sheep sorrel; 25 rag weed : 
5 dodder; and one Canada thistle. Twenty-six 
different species of weeds were found In the 
samples tested. This list tells Its own story as to 
how the majority of weed seeds get upon the 
farm.” 
WE clean grass and clover seeds, separ¬ 
ating weed seeds out by methods of which 
we have the exclusive use. If you want 
pure, fresh seeds, write us for free samples 
and particulars. 
THE WIIITNEY-NOYES SEED COMPANY, 
Riitghnmton, Y. Y. 
ALFALFA CLOVER SEED 
By the car-load or in any quantity. 
Write to VV. A, HAWS, 
Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, U. S. A. 
Berry Plants, Seeds k Trees 
THAT WILL CROW. 
Send list of wants, and get our prices on Small Fruit 
Plants of all varieties. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Vint s and Shrubs. Field, Garden and Flower Seeds. 
Low prices and first class stock. 
ALLYN BROS., Nurseries, Palmyra, N. Y. 
A T OIM1 FREYCHM AiY, aged 25years tall and 
I strong; speaking English fairly; formerly 
student of the National Agricultural Institute of 
Paris; thoroughly unde'standing farming anti breed¬ 
ing in general, and capable of managing a large 
business, or conducting a sugar manufactory or distil¬ 
lery. desires to obtain a position in the United States 
or Canada, where Ills experience and technical knowl 
edge would be of special utility. Proposals Invited 
and best references given. Write to L. DUBuC, 10 
Rue Duperre, Paris, France. 
BLIZZARD HORSE SHOE. 
A perfect arrange¬ 
ment for Calking 
Horses. Easily and 
quickly put on or 
removed. 
Have given per¬ 
fect satisfaction 
when fairly tried. 
Mr.MosemanofC. 
M. Moseman&Bros, 
N. Y., writes: “I 
can say from expe¬ 
rience, they are a 
good, grand good 
thing.” 
Scores ofsimilar tes¬ 
timonials received. 
Sent by Ex. on re ceipt of price, $3.00 per 8et of 4. 
Wrench and Hoof-c leaner and one extra Set of Calks 
rent with each Set. Send for descriptive oircular. 
S. W. KENT. MERIDEN, CONN. 
PURINTON’S 
FARM 1(011,■: It 
FOR COOKING FEED FOR STOCK, 
HEATING WATER AND GENER¬ 
ATING STEAM FOR VARIOUS 
PURPOSES. Thousands Inuse. 
Simple, safe and cooks quicker than 
anything else. Write for particulars. 
J. K. PURINTON & CO., 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
IMPROVED 
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INCUBATOR 
.Simple, Perfect and Sclf-Regnlnt- 
ling. Hundreds in successful operation. 
r<4 imriuitcedto hatch a larger percentage 
I of fertile eggs at less cost than any other 
'hatcher. Send 6 c. for Ulus. Catalogue 
Circulars free. CEO. H. STAHL, QUINCY, ILL. 
PKESSEYS BE00DEE,-™f i£*||S“ 
Haminonton Incubators, two sizes, $27 aud $16 each. 
Langshan fowls and eggs for sale. Circulars free. 
<i. \V. Pit ESSKY. Hanimonton, N. J. 
THE POULTRY MONTHLY, 
published by the Ferris Pub 
lishlng Co., Albany, N. Y„ Is 
the leading poultry publica¬ 
tion of America. Is abreast of 
the times on all live topics 
Gives its readers more pages of 
real practical matter every year, illustrated with 
more and better cuts than can he found In any other 
publication of the kind. It goes to the best class of 
readers, contains more advertising and from a better 
class of breeders and Fanciers than any other poultry 
journal. Subscription Is only $1,00 a year, with The 
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subscription to either office. For advertising space 
write the Home Office. 
The IM. MONITOR 
INCUBATOR 
has not only taken nine 
prlz s at leading shows 
last winter and has the 
largest Iucubator Fac¬ 
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will give evidence that 
the above machine Is 
the leadtn? one to day. 
For circulars address 
A. F. Williams, 12 
Race St.. Bristol, Conn. 
F RKfsH BO.YB AND MEAT FOR POULTRY 
FOOD.— Having purchased one of F. W. Mann’s 
Bone Cutters, I am prepared to fill orders for Ground 
Bone and Meat (Fresh Hone and Meat from the 
Mnrltels). The besi animal food for laying hens. 
Also for Dogs' Feed. The principal kennels aro using 
It. Is packed in barrels, half-barrels and tubs, hold¬ 
ing from 2n to 250 pounds. 1 can send you any num¬ 
ber of pounds. Price per 100 lbs. 2c. per lb.: less than 
100 lbs. 2tfcc. Also Beef Scraps, Oyster Shells, Granu¬ 
lated Bone, Animal Meal, etc. Send for special cir¬ 
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WHY PAY RETAIL PRICES 
When you can buy hand-made oak leath¬ 
er Harness, single $7 to $80. Double 
S18.50 to $10. Illustrated catalogue free. 
Order one. KING & CO., Mfrs. Owego, N.Y. 
60 
CHESHIRE HOGS; all ages. 
SMITH & SON, Castile, N. Y. 
Write to J. L. 
T M. REVEAL, CLERMONT, IND., breed* best 
• strains Poland Chinn recorded Swine all ages 
for 8nle. Single rates by express. Extra shipping 
point Indianapolis, Ind. 15 tiailroads. 
SCOTCH COLLIES. 
LiORDHOOK KENNELS are among the largest 
1' In America devoted exclusively to the breeding 
of Rough-Coated S otch Collies. Orders booked now 
or puppies sired by our best Imported Stud Dogs and 
best Imported Bitches. Addr> ss 
\V. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., 
475 North Fifth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
CLOVER STOCK FARM 
Or Improved Chester White Swine, headed by Sweep- 
stakes Animals, won at the largest Fairs in America. 
Stork for sale. C. H. GREGG, 
Krumroy, Summit County, Ohio. 
HERD 
I I nPIUINR The only bit made that can 
^U.I.W .^urviviuu be used on a gentle horse or 
DIT the most vicious horse with 
‘ equal aud entire success. 
50,000 sold in 1889. 
75,000 Hold in 1890. 
THEY ABE KING. 
Sample mailed X O for ® i nr\ 
Nickel SI.50. W ' 
''tullion Hits Fifty cents extra. 
RACINE MALLEABLE IRON CD.gyig^ 
Pnill TPY ~ A few Bronze Turkeys at $2 to $3 
rUIILI 11 I ■ each. Also P. Rocks and W. Leg¬ 
horns at $2 to S3 per trio. No light coops: safety guar¬ 
anteed. SAYBROOK VALLEY POULTRY YARDS, 
Oak Hill, N. Y. 
FRENCH 
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Our prices have been put at the lowest nutoh consistent 
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TERMS TO SUIT 
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CHERON 
STALLIONS AND MARES 
American-bred as well as 
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BEST PRIZE-WINNING STRAINS, 
Vial tors welcome. Send for Illustrated catalogue. 
JOHN, W. AKIN. SCIPIO, N Y. 
French Burr: 
0VER 20,000 NOW IN USE 
Factory Established 
since 1851. 
28 SIZESand STYLES 
WARRANTED 
FOR GRINDING 
CORN, SHELLED 
„ ~ Guttrt, CORN and OATS 
BUCKWHEAT and RYE. ’ 
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and keep In order. A complete Mill and Shel- 
ler for less than $100. Reduced 
Prices for Fall of 1890 and 1891. 
Highest Awards 
at St. Louis, Cincinnati, New Or¬ 
leans and Indianapolis Fairs and 
Kxpositions. Milling Book 
aad sample of Meal sent free. 
FLOUR MILLS BUILT 
BY CONTRACT. 
Nordyke &, Marmon Company, 'BSKV 
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For full particulars address 
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Is better than the lying scale agent who tells you 
as gospel truth that the 
Jones' $60.5 Ton Wagon Scale 
Is not a standard scale, and equal to any made. 
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