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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 18, 1896, 
Humorous. 
“ We won't print any such stuff as 
that,” said the editor loftily, as he handed 
hack the manuscript. “Well, you needn't 
be so haughty about it,” retorted the ir¬ 
regular contributor ; “ you’re not the 
only one who won’t print it.”— Pearson's 
Weekly. 
Mr. Keep Cash. —“ Did you write that 
man who advertised to show people how 
to make desserts without milk and have 
them richer ? ” Mrs. Cash : “ Yes, and 
sent him the dollar.” “ What did he re¬ 
ply?” “Use cream.”— West Medford 
Windmill. 
Mai : “ Just think, Bob is playing on 
the Yale football team! ” Clara: “That’s 
jolly. What is he, half-back or quarter¬ 
back ? ” May: “Neither. He’s a draw¬ 
back. Charley BruyenDe says he’s the 
greatest drawback the team ever had ” 
— Youth's Companion. 
“One sweet kiss before I go,” said 
young Mr. Northside, at 11 p. M., as he 
stood in the hall of his charmer’s house. 
“ But, Fred,” she began. “ What is it, 
dear?” “Have you a certificate from 
your physician that your family is free 
from tuberculosis ?”— Pittsburg Chronicle 
Telegraph. 
When the lecturer inquired dramati¬ 
cally, “Can any one in this room tell me 
of a perfect man ?” there was a dead 
silence. “ Has any one,” he continued, 
“ heard of a perfect woman ?” Then a 
patient-looking little woman in a black 
dress rose up in the back of the audito¬ 
rium and answered : “There was one. 
I’ve often heard of her, but she’s dead 
now. She was my husband’s first wife ” 
—Massachusetts Ploughman. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thb Rubai. New-Yorker. 
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stamps, and we will mall you a 
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ported. Any kind you may select. 
Good Incomes. Big premiums, 
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for terms. R. N.-Y. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO.. 
p. o. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. 
m |k| TP CT F^—The following issues of 
I t U The Rural New Yorkkk: 
1889— June 15, No. 2055. 
1890— January 4, No. 2084. 
1890—Decern ber 27, No. 2135 and index. 
1892—Septemher 10, No. 2224 and index. 
1894—Nos. 2304, March 24, and 2336, Nov. 3. 
State price. Address COLLEGE, care The R. N -Y. 
ENGINES, 
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Best Machinery at Lowest Prices. 
A. B. FARQUHA B CO., York , Pa. 
S SAW MILL. 4 H. P. and 
larger. Corn and Feed Mills 
Hay Presses & WaterWheels 
DELOACH MILL MEG. CO.. Box 367. Atlanta. Ga 
GEO. J. RECORD’S 
DOUBLE-TIN SAP SPOUTS 
THE BEST AND 
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Over 6.000,000 in 
use. Ask your 
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Manufacturers Of Spouts. Butter Pails, Cans. Etc. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co.. 118 West Water St., Syracuse.N.Y. 
Maple Evaporators. 
MOST DURABLE, MOST ECONOMICAL, 
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The 
“IRON AGE 
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They are thoroughly adjustable, can be used in cul¬ 
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Pivot Wheel for hilly. Write us for our No. 3 cata¬ 
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A new book on Agriculture. Horticulture, 
and the Cultivation of the soil by John Gould, 
T. B. Terry. J. H: Hale, and others, on appli¬ 
cation, to any address. 
THE CUTAWAY HAREOW CO., 
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Sole Mfrs. of the only “ CUTAWAY HARROW.” 
FEED MILLS 
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Lightest running, strongest and 
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6 to 8 and 8 to 12 h. p., and one stylo for 
windwheel use. 
tir I also make SWEEP WILIS that 
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PIPE. 
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A FEED MILL b u.«S . GOLD MINE: 
Scientific 
the best on earth- 
This st 
irinds ear 
style gi 
corn ivith (shucks 
on and other grains 
We make other styles 
for 2 horses. Send for 
catalogue. 
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Matthews & New Universal Model Hand f 
• Seeding and Cultivating Implements • $ 
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RICHARDS TRANSPLANTING IMPLEMENTS. 
Patented April 2, 1895. A cheap, sure and .simple way to transplant all kinds of 
plants; guaranteed not to disturb their growth. The inventor has transplanted 
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giving testimonials and directions how to use. Price per set of six transplanters, one 
excavator and one ejector, $3.50. Extra transplanters, 20 cents each. Agents wanted. 
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are the PLANET JR. Farm Tools. They put farm work on a modern 
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Book for 1896 tells all about these famous tools. Sent free if you write to 
S. L. ALLEN & CO., 1107 Market St., PHILADELPHIA. 
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IMPROVEMENTS, 
PRICES. 
COMPLETE LINE OF 
POTATO MACHINERY, 
CUTTERS, SPRAYERS, SORTERS, ETC. 
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOCUE. 
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The award going to Samuel T. Noyes, Colebrook, N. H. 
Send for circulars of the Separator that makes premium butter. 
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Agents Wanted in every Town and County where we have none. 
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: Glover, Timothy, 
; Alfalfa, Red Top, 
: Flax, and 
EALL KINDS OF ~ 
: GRASS SEEDS. 
HOPPER for 
OATS-WHEAT. 
Send for Catalogne._ 
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In wet,dry S 
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The only perfect potato 
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Send for free catalogue to 
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HARD 
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STEEL 
AXLES 
Horse Carts 
1 2 STYLES. 
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Progress and Improvement 
THE CHAMPION PI¥ w7oo a n xle 
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Our TURKK-SPKING 114-INCH AXLE WAGON is 
the handiest and cheapest general-purpose run-about 
wagon made. _ 
THE O-WIG-GO GRAIN AND FERTILIZER DRILL 
works to perfection, and the price is a surprise to 
every one. 
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Go down from 10 to 2500 feet 9 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, January 18, 
FARM TOPICS. 
How “Straw Potatoes ” Are Grown. 
Five-cenl Potatoes. .. 
Crimson Clover in Ohio. 
Various Notes from Iowa. 
What About Bone Cutters ?. 
Harrow; Potato Cutter. 
A Mixture That Needs Potash. 
Pop Corn Prices; Mole Traps. 
Carrying Light Loads Down Hill. 
What Is a “ Weeder ” ? . 
Scalp the Skunk Scalpers. 
More About Rams. 
Some Money in Massachusetts Potatoes... 
Cheap Potatoes and Cheap Politics. 
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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Mapes Talks “ Hens by the Acre ”. 
Hens in Winter. 
Cotton-seed Meal for Poultry. 
A Grain Ration for Dairy Cows. 
Feeding Corn to Breeding Swine. 
Bunches on Heifer’s Legs. 
Bad Scouring iu a Horse. 
Contagious Foot Rot in Cattle. 
Parasites in Sheep; Self-sucking Cow. 
Some Poultry Suggestions. 
Milk in Place of Meat. 
Inside of the Veal Market Revealed.... 
Feediug a Hen. Part III. 
A Jerse.v-Holsteiu Cross. 
A Curb Cure. 
A Hen Ration. 
Broody Hens to Order. 
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HORTICULTURAL. 
Some Favorite Old-Fashioned Plants.34 
Does Asparagus Need Salt ?.34, 35 
The Farmer’s Busiuess Apple (Concluded). .35, 36 
Some New Apples.36 
Propagating Quinces.36 
What Ind'cates Peach “Yellows” ? .36 
Cost and Value of Spraying.36 
Keiffer Pear in Indiana.38 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
My Life.42 
Editorials.42 
The Prize Winners.42 
Wholesome and Superior Buckwheat Cakes.42, 43 
Whose is the Privilege ?.43 
For Mind and Heart.43 
Ventilating a Sleeping Room.43 
For Embroidery...43 
An Object Lesson.43 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Some Facts About Cold Storage 
Ruralisms.. 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
Business Bits. 
As We Go to Press. 
Markets. 
Crop and Market Notes. 
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