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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February!. 1 
/IsWeGoToH 
Short stories again this week—shorter 
than ever. Here are the names of the 
prize winners in the last contest: 
Number. 
1. W. S. Moore. New York.139% 
2. F. H. Johnson, Massachusetts. 67 
3. W. J. Bills, New York. 50 
4. F. H. Frink, New York. 42 
5. E. G. Packard. Delaware. 37 
6. F. W. Heyer, New Jersey. 30 
7. Monroe Morse, Massachusetts. 29 
8. A. H. Root, New York. 23 
The prizes, as you will remember, were 
CASH as follows : $ 75 , $ 50 , $ 40 , $ 30 , $ 25 , 
$ 15 , $ 10 , $ 5 . Checks for these sums have 
been sent to these gentlemen, and we 
don’t believe that such pieces of paper 
will check their work in the present con¬ 
test a bit. In addition to these prize 
winners, 13 men, or more properly 
speaking, 11 men and two women, 
secured 20 or 22 subscriptions and, there¬ 
fore, earned $5 in cash apiece. One man 
secured 193^ names and we threw in the 
other half. We are glad to see the 
women folks doing so well. 
Now space is short, and the advertise¬ 
ments are long, so we have few words 
left. On February 8, 17 cash prizes 
aggregating $175, will be awarded. Are 
you working for one of these prizes, 
or are you merely thinking about it ? 
There’s a question for you to take right 
home and adopt. 
□ Another thing—remember those five 
books that are given for new subscrip¬ 
tions (not your own). Have you earned 
one yet ? Why not ? In conclusion, we 
wish to say that the present subscription 
season is very satisfactory to us. It 
comes out better than we expected, and 
we have no fault to find. We’ll tell you 
all about it later—just now the business 
is not to talk about it, but to work for 
another new name. 
Here’s just one letter for you this week. 
May be it will encourage you to get just 
one new name : 
I recently had the pleasure of sending you two 
new subscriptions. Here is what one of them 
says: “ I have received two numbers of The R. 
N.-Y., and have already more than got a dollar’s 
worth of information, and have 50 more papers 
yet to come. I thank you for showing me the 
paper.” h. s. c. 
Belding, Mich. 
Why can't you earn the thanks of one of 
your friends in like manner ? 
Here are the names of the dollar prize 
winners : 
Jan. 20.—F. W. Wetherby, Franklin Co., O. 
21. —R. R. Hunter, Wentworth Co., Ont. 
22. —Geo. H. Pearson, Fan-held Co., Conn. 
23. —S. F. Johnson, Miami Co., O. 
24. —A. C. Snook, Sussex Co., N. J. 
25. —R. R. Gage, Hamilton Co., Ont. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Dried fruit prices are low. 
The green fruit trade is extremely dull. 
A few more German potatoes have arrived. 
The first Havana onions of the season have 
arrived. 
California oranges are being shipped to Florida. 
What next ? 
Hothouse tomatoes have been selling for 15 
cents per pound. 
Maple sugar is scarce, and prices range from 
12 to 12*4 cents per pound. 
The price of mushrooms this week, 30 to 35 
cents per pound, is not very encouraging to the 
growers. 
Farmers in the producing districts are reported 
to be crowding the potatoes into market, although 
prices are very low. 
The butter market in this city has been knocked 
flat. Twice as much has been received as there 
has been a demand for, consequently sales are 
slow (especially of poor grades), and prices are 
low. Elgin and other extras have sold down to 
20 cents, and many of the low grades haven’t 
sold at all. The duller the market, the slower are 
sales of poor grades. 
The 21st annual meeting of the Ayrshire Breed¬ 
ers’ Association will be held in the United States 
Hotel, Boston, Mass., Wednesday, February 12, at 
2o’clock p. m., to hear reports of secretary, treas¬ 
urer and committee, and for the election of offi¬ 
cers. An address will be given by Prof. H. W. 
Conn; subject, “Bacteria, the Dairyman’s Friends 
and Foes.” All interested in the breeding of Ayr¬ 
shire cattle are invited to attend this meeting. C. 
M. Winslow, secretary, Brandon, Vt. 
Pennsylvania Horticultural Association.—A n 
enthusiastic meeting of the Pennsylvania Horti¬ 
cultural Association was held in West Chester, 
January 14 and 15. United States Pomologist 
Heiges, H. C. Van Deman, and Prof. L. H. Bailey 
dispensed much valuable information. Good 
tillage was emphasized, and it would appear that 
its value is appreciated by many of the Pennsyl¬ 
vania fruit growers ; but as a means of conserv¬ 
ing moisture and liberating plant food, frequent 
and shal low cultivation is so potent as to bear 
frequent mention. The advantages of intelligent 
spraying were set forth and “ Pruning for the 
Sprayer” was a topic full of suggestion. If the 
audience was a type of Pennsylvania fruit grow¬ 
ers, late red apples are decidedly the favorite 
crop. Peaches and berries were inquired after, 
and some of the more enterprising discern the 
remarkable adaptability of nuts to the numerous 
hillsides; exhibits of ch estnuts proved the indus¬ 
try already a reality. Many of the carnation 
growers so numerous and successful in Chester 
County, proved themselves willing to uphold their 
department of horticulture. F. m. b. 
^tiscjcUaticflu# guUcvti.oinn. 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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Cause consumption. Cod- 
liver oil will not kill them. 
No remedy at present 
known to the doctors will 
do it. The germs float in 
the air, everywhere, and we 
cannot keep from breathing 
them into our lungs. We 
need fear nothing, however, 
if we are in good health. But 
when the body is weak, and 
the throat and lungs con¬ 
gested from coughs and 
colds, the germs may gain 
foothold. To prevent their 
doing it we must relieve the 
conditions. 
Scott’s Emulsion, with 
hypophosplntes, will restore 
the strength, increase the 
weight, heal the inflamed 
membranes and prevent 
more serious trouble. It is 
an easy remedy which acts 
promptly and relieves 
quickly. 
cents and $i.oo 
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Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats. Timotny Seed, etc. 
RIDI CV-A new club of 
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Hull remains tight. A1 for 
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L. J. WEAVER, McClure, Henry Co., Ohio. 
Belleville Straw Potatoes. 
Superior for Seed. 
Carman No. 3 (Thorburn Stock).$0 25 per barrel 
Carman No. 1 (Thorburn Stock). 4 00 per barrel 
Livingston’s Banner. 4 25 per barrel 
Write for prices by the bushel. 
D. F. MILLER, Box 836, Belleville, Ill. 
IT’S A GREAT POTATO 
That outyields the Sir William, Carman No. 1, Rural 
No. 2. American Wonder, and half a hundred others. 
Wise’s Seedling did it at the Ohio Experiment Station. 
All the above varieties and many others for sale at 
popular prices. Lincoln Oats and White Cap Corn. 
Send your own and neighbors’ names for free cata¬ 
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Choice Standard and New varieties grown and stored 
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factory, money refunded. 
Circulars Free. Agents Wanted 
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H. SHUMWAY, - Rockford, III. 
I.cggett’8 
Paris Green or 
Dry 
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t II 1 st ributes any dry 
powder. 
Thousands 
in use. 
For Potato Field, 
Vineyard or 
Orchard, 
Over one acre pota¬ 
toes treated per hour, 
two rows at a time. 
One pound of Paris- 
green to the acre; no 
water or plaster used. 
One grower writes: 
“ Your Dry Powder Gun takes less Green with half 
the labor that any other greener takes. It Is what 
every potato grower wants, even if he only plants 
one acre. 1 have 40 acres and I think I have saved in 
labor $50 by using the gun instead of the old way.'' 
Circulars furnished showing how to do it. 
LEGGETT & BRO., 301 Pearl Street, New York; or 
WM. T. LEGGETT, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Agents Wanted. 
ECLIPSE A WINNER 
At a joint meeting of 
W. Mich, and Michigan 
State Uort. Society, at 
Grand Rapids, we sold 
j 28 Eclipse Spray Pumps. 
At noon other makers cut 
prices 25 per cent, and took just 
one order. Merit wins sure. 
SEMI FOR CATALOGUE. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, 
Benton Harbor. Mich. 
pepVler S prayer 
six-how w Agre 1 i ii i i i 'm—■ 
For Trees, Potatoes and Vineyards. 
HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY HORSE¬ 
POWER SPRAYER IN THE WORLD. 
w p a°#K v n e t l ^d the best on earth, 
Catalogue free. Address 
THOMAS PEPPLER, 
P. O. Box 35. Higlitstown, N. J. 
,S LARGE PKTS. NEW FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR ONLY 15 CENTS 
To pay postage and packing. 
1 pkt New Japanese Imperial 
Morning Glory (as shown in cut). 
Tliis grand new variety is truly 
Wonderful; flowers very large, 
all col irs, red, gToen, marble 
fringed, white spotted with blue, 
’ and all of incomparable beauty. 
1 pkt Mammoth Pansy, l pkt 
Cosmos, 1 pkt Crimson Kye Hi¬ 
biscus, 1 pkt Chinese Pink. 1 pkt 
Aster, I pkt GaiUardia, 1 pkt Go- 
detia, l pkt Larkspur, l pkt Giant 
Coxcomb, 1 pkt Sweet Alyssum, 1 pkt Candytuft, 1 pkt Mignon¬ 
ette, 1 pkt Phlox, l pkt Sweet Pea. 15 largo packets choice veg¬ 
etable seeds, all different kinds 16 cts. 15 bulbs New Gladiolus 
15 cts. We will send the three collections for Only Cents. 
Remember we refund your money if not as represented. 
J.ROSCOE FULLER & CO., Floral Park, N. Y. 
