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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 8 
I /IsWeGoToK 
SURPRISE. 
Our only text this week is the follow¬ 
ing- note : 
Will you please see whether you have not made 
a mistake. I received a check for $5, and do not 
think that I am entitled to it. Please look it up; 
I want nothing unless earned. o. H. pkarson. 
Connecticut. 
No, Mr. Pearson, there is no mistake 
about it. You sent 20 names, and that 
entitled you to §5 in addition to the com¬ 
mission which you saved, and the dollar 
you earned by having the largest club 
one day. Maybe you are surprised—but 
it’s all right, and we are satisfied. 
As it looks now, there will be 17 greatly 
surprised men when the present contest 
ends, February 8. The clubs are now so 
small that you can hardly see them. You 
have the chance of the winter now to 
make some money. Remember , $175 will 
be paid to the persons sending the largest 
17 clubs. There will be some big sur¬ 
prises when this contest ends. Where 
are you. We don't hear your voice. May¬ 
be times are so good with you that you 
don't need any money. We’d like to see 
such times. Last warning, now ! Two 
days’ work may win ! Start ! ! 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Choice cauliflower is selling well. 
Choice onions are plentiful, and sales are slow. 
Frogs’ legs are quoted at 40 to 50 cents per 
pound. 
Potatoes continue in extreme supply, and prices 
are low. 
Large turkeys are no longer wanted; small ones 
are in demand. 
c.The cheese market is quiet, and prices remain 
about the same. 
The poultry market is quiet at slightly higher 
prices in some lines. 
Sweet potatoes are scarce, but the high prices 
asked limit the demand. 
The American Cranberry Growers’ Association 
met in Trenton, N. J., January 28. 
The choicest hops, crop of 1895, are worth but 
nine cents per pound in this market. 
A large part of the tomatoes arriving are of 
poor quality, and sell for low prices. 
Parsley from Bermuda has been selling for $2 
to $2.25 per case—an extremely high price. 
Grapes are selling for last fall’s prices. Cataw- 
bas are the only domestic varieties now in market. 
Dressed calves have been in light supply, and 
prices have been extreme for those of good 
quality. 
The thirty-third sale of California wine at auc¬ 
tion was recently held in this city, and higher 
prices were obtained. 
Large numbers of bob veals are being seized by 
the Health Board. They should not be shipped 
under three weeks of age. 
Most of the Florida strawberries are of poor 
quality. Arrivals are not large, and fancy would 
command extreme prices. 
The hop situation in England and Germany is 
reported to be about as bad as in this country, 
with few fields being plowed up. 
Reports from Norfolk are to the effect that ship¬ 
ments of spinach will be light in the near future, 
and prices are likely to be considerably higher. 
Something over 600 packages of fancy frozen 
chickens were recently purchased in the West for 
the Liverpool market, and were shipped from this 
port the past week. 
Many send in small-sized lambs several months 
old, and expect them to sell for hothouse-lamb 
prices. Such deception doesn’t pay. Hothouse 
lambs must be young and quickly grown. 
The Connecticut Pomological Society will bold 
a two-day’s meeting in Hartford, February 25 and 
26. Besides the leading fruit growers in Connec¬ 
ticut, there are to be speakers of national repu¬ 
tation. Reduced railroad rates will be arranged 
for, and a large attendance is expected. Pro¬ 
gramme and full particulars may be had from 
George S. Butler, secretary, Cromwell. 
Republican Nat. Convention at St. Louis in June 
“The Big Four Route " which is the Western con¬ 
nection of the New York Central, Boston & Albany 
and Lake Shore Railroads, is the through line to St. 
Louis from all Eastern cities. The “ Southwestern 
Limited ” is a solid train from New York. Boston, and 
Buffalo daily, with through Wagner Sleeping Cars 
from these cities to St. Louis. Elegant Dining Car 
service is provided throughout and the equipment is 
unexcelled. For full particulars write C. S. Black¬ 
man, General Eastern Agent, 40 Exchange Street, 
Buffalo, N. Y,— Adv. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Carman No. 1 Potato.— I raised 52 pounds from 
the little Carman No. 1 potato sent me last spring, 
It had 11 eyes, and I planted 11 hills on good, 
stony soil. It had only common care. f. M. a. 
Steuben County, N. Y. 
Arkansas Crimson Clover. —I sowed eight 
pounds of Crimson clover seed on one-half acre 
of land, September 5, 1894. On May 4, 1895, I cut 
it; it averaged 14 inches high, and yielded 1% 
ton of hay. A small piece which I left, grew to 
a height of 26 inches. h. o. 
Fort Smith. 
“Brown’s Bronchial Troches” are unrivaled 
for relieving Coughs, Hoarseness, and all Throat 
Troubles. Sold only in boxes.— Adv. 
Tor Sale comprising 81 acres, good house, barn, 
stable, well, stream of water; one-quarter mile from 
station; photographs. Emv. Booth. Spring Grove,Va 
Pfir PoIq—S plendid Farm, 105 acres. Eight-room 
I l) I OdlC House, Outbuildings. Best situation; lake 
front. Suit Dairy, Stock, Fruits. Truck. Snap bar¬ 
gain. $7,000. Easy terms. Owner in Scotland. Par¬ 
ticulars. Capt. Z1MMEKMAN, Inverness, Florida. 
For Sale. 
Delaware Farm, 100 acres rich land, 
near Dover. Beautiful home; new 
house: nine rooms; good outbuildings. 1,100 fruit 
trees, all kinds. Running water. Possession. Price, 
$4.0u0; $000 cash. Balance as long as interest paid. 
Cheap. Bargain. FARMER. L. B. 281, Dover. Del. 
FRUIT GROWING. 
Nut, berry, vegetable 
and grain culture, 
thoroughly understood by young man desiring a situa¬ 
tion as foreman. F. M. B., Rural New-Yorker. 
PD KIIC fill PI nifCD-The largest handler 
bnimoun ULUVCn of American-grown 
Crimson Clover Seed in the United states, is JOSEPH 
E. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber. Milford, Del. 
Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats. Timothy Seed, etc. 
Perfect Seed Potatoes 
for prices. G. A. PARCELL, Wilawana, Pa. 
SEED POTATOES 
Fortunes in them I 
NOW. 
AND SMALL FRUITS. 
Some Wonderful Varieties. 
Send postal lor free Catalogue 
D. U. GOBLE Greenfield. Ind. 
Seed Potatoes. 
ED S HILL, 
PERUVILLE, 
Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
Carman No. I PotatoesT":;7;::;»cfS» 
pounds; 150 pounds to the barrel. Orders booked now 
Shipments made at any designated dates. 
J M. MEREDITH, Calcium P. O., Berks Co., Pa. 
Carman No. I Potatoes. 
93 per barrel. Barrel lots only. 
T. GREINER. La Salle, N. Y. 
r nr Coin Potatoes Rural New-Yorker No. 2 and 
rUI Oulu. Troy Seedlings, firsts.50c.: seconds 40c. 
per bushel. Address ,1. H. KENYON, 125 E. Brighton 
Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y. 
CARMAN No. I. 
A fine stock of this most desirable potato. Circulars 
free. Dr. JABEZ FISHER, Fitchburg, Mass. 
O — — J Carman No. 1, $3 per bar- 
OGGQ rOtalOcSi rel; Carman No. 3, $5 per 
barrel; Rural New-Yorker No. 2, $1.50 per barrel; 
Green Mountain, $1.50 per barrel. The above prices 
include f. O. b. boat or railroad at Northport, properly 
packed. EDWARD P1DGEON, Northport, L. I. 
NORTHERN GROWN SEED POTATOES 
It will mean money in your pocket to send address 
at once for my free descriptive catalogue of 60 choice 
and low-priced varieties. Buy direct and save money. 
Keep this address. 
ARTHUR G. ALDRIDGE, Fishers, Ontario Co., N. Y. 
INVESTED NOW IN ROSE 
STAN DISH POTATOES MEANS 
of seed to sell your neighbors next season. One 
eye has produced 27 tubers, weighing 13^ pounds. 
Four first prizes awarded for quality. Agents wanted. 
Three pounds $1, prepaid. C. H. BREWSTER, Origi¬ 
nator, South Hingham. Mass. 
$1 
worth 
p.. J D AioiAHP The great Carman No. 1 
OGGU I OImTOwSi andNo.3andSlrWllliam, 
warranted pure and true to name. Prices, Carman No. 
1, $1 per bushel: No. 3. $3 per bushel; Sir William, 86c. 
per bushel. $2.25 barrel. Also. Black Langshan and 
Buff Leghorn fowls. Eggs. $1.50 per 13, $2.25 per 26. 
BEAN & WILLIAMS, Cochranton, Pa. 
Send for our 1896 Catalogue of Northern Grown 
SEED POTATOES. 
Catalogue | Prices Reduced to I AGENTS 
free. | suit the times. | WANTED. 
HOOKER, GROVER & CO • j men, Rochester. N. Y. 
WHEELER & CO, 
Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in 
High-Class Seeds, 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 
Everybody having use for 
Farm, Garden or Flower 
Seeds, Plants or Bulbs, 
should read our New Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue for 1896. 
Don't buy till you see it. 
Send for a Copy; Mailed 
FREE, to any address. 
Catalogue 
of pedigreed farm and garden 
seeds, poultry and swine, con¬ 
taining true descriptions of all 
leading potatoes, oats, corn, etc. 
Prices are right. It is modest and attractive in ap¬ 
pearance. Truthful in description; has no exagger¬ 
ated statements or illustrations. You want it; we 
want you to have it. It is free for the asking. 
O. H. WHITE & SON. Miller Corners, N. Y. 
VCDUnilT ftDflUIII SEEDS and SEED 
VunmUll I “U II U If H POTATOES. Write 
for Illustrated catalogue. AGENTS WANTED. 
CARL S. HOPKINS, Seedsman. Brattleboro, Vt. 
PLANT BOXES 
I For HOT-BED USE 1000. 
4-lnch cube, 4^-inch cube, or 5-inch cube. 
BERRY CRATES 
and CRAPE BASKETS. 
Write for price list. Address 
CO I.RY-ll I NKI.E Y CO., Benton Harbor, Mlcli. 
FRUIT PACKAGES kinds 
Also Beekeepers’ Supplies. 
Now is the time to order and 
get the DISCOUNTS. Cata¬ 
logue and price list free. Address 
BERLIN FRUIT BOX CO., 
Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. 
Carman Seed Potatoes 
Carman No. 3. $4; Carman No. 1. $2.75; Burpee’s 
Great Divide. $2; Dutton, Orphan, Maggie Murphy. 
American Wonder Freeman Sir William, Irish 
Daisy, $1.50: New Queen, Early Rose.Maine, Hebron, 
Sunrise, Puritan, $1.25; Rural New-Vorker No. 2, 
Green Mountain, Monroe Seedling. $1 per barrel. Any 
other varieties you may want, write, and I will give 
you prices. Mixed barrels at the same price. Lin¬ 
coln Oats. 45 cents per bushel; Wayne County Mint 
Roots, 10 cents per pound. Terms cash, f. o. b. 
C. E. KELLEY. Newark, N. Y. 
P A QTPTTP A (A Liniment.) 
JL iYoiillUJaA FOR IUAN AM) BEAST. 
“Suckling coltcui on barb wire, 
healed withou t a scar.” “Mare 
ft A§aU$ ^.fr.J amelD8Uoulder6 yrs..used I“ns- 
* Sp^teura cured in week. “Jersey 
:£-?&■ heifer with badly i nilamed udder 
1(. At * (garget) cured in 12hrs. ” “Had 
K? .pjf,UfV£ K apigwith rheumatism.nouse of 
'^%#j^^fe^^r/hindlegp. applied Paste,vra. re- 
covered in one week.” No bad 
smell or stain. 50 cts. per box, postpaid. 
Pasteura Medicine Co . 5 Chittenango, N. Y. 
HAMMOND’S NEW 
LAND 
SEED POTATOES 
are always the best—100 varieties. EARLY MICHI¬ 
GAN and CARMAN No. 3, two best varieties. Fifty- 
one barrels of above varieties, free. Hammond's 
Corrosive Compound will prevent potato scab. Choice 
sorts. $1.50 per barrel. Catalogue and new book. 
Potato Culture In a Nutshell, both free. Read them 
before ordering or planting seeds. Address 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Mich. 
Choice Standard and New varieties grown and stored 
in the Cold Northwest. Send for handsome 
Illustrated Catalogue, containing article de¬ 
scribing method of raising and handling. Small ship¬ 
ments at car-load freight rates. Samples free. 
E. VV. ALLEN, Wolverton, Wilkin County, Minn 
Send for description 
the famous O.I.C. hogs 
two of which weighed 
2806 lbs. Sold 1597 in 
1895, for breeders. 
First applicant from 
each locality secures a 
pair ON TIME and an 
agency. 
L.B. Silver Co. 
1 OOK 
I mark 
before you ship your 
Butter. Eggs. Poultry, 
Game and Nuts. We 
can get you highest 
market prices for fine goods. Choice 
Creamery Butter, Fancy Leghorn Eggs, 
Dressed Poultry and Game a specialty. Ship¬ 
ping cards and stencils on application to 
GARNER & CO., 32 Little 12th St., New York, 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank, New York. 
MONEY FOUND. 
If you want Fruit Trees, Roses, Shrubs, etc., drop 
us a postal card (do it now) and we will send you free 
our 1896 catalogue. It's full of the choicest kinds. 
GLOBE NURSERY COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. 
The 
A I \rc* ripq f\A The hardiest and 
/AilUC VJrape. best keeping 
grape ever offered. Ripens with Concord. 
Keeps all winter; splendid quality, very 
F iroauctive. Catalogue with full description 
ree. F. E. Young, Nurseryman, Rochester, N.Y. 
WILLIAM H. COHEN & CO., 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 
Our Specialties are 
Game, Furs, Ginseng, Poultry, Calves, 
Hothouse Lamb- and Mushrooms. 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
Also Packers of First-class Canned Goods. 
E l J (Successor) M. N. Ed- 
■ ■■ ■ E. IV wards & Co. (Est. 1861) 
Commission Merchants, 
CALVES. POULTRY, CAME, Etc, 
No. 193 Duane Street, New York. 
Liberal advances by arrangement. Sales and checks 
mailed daily. 
References: Irving Nat’l Bank and The R. N.-Y. 
r; BEST PLANTS 
Money Will Buy 
unmixed, true to name, carefully packed to go any 
distance, and reach you in growing condition, 
I Want Your Order, 
and I’ll make it to your interest to buy of me. 
My new “ Plant and Seed Hustler,” for 1896 is full 
of reliable, up to date information about berries, 
berry growing, and the best varieties, new and old. 
Also about CRIMSON CLOVER. SEED CORN, COW 
PEAS, WINTER OATS, etc., and is worth a dollar to 
any farmer or gardener, but will be sent free to all 
who write for it and mention The R. N.-Y. 
E. G. PACKARD, Seed Grower, Dover, Del. 
Dressed Calves | BU p t 0ULTR? S ' 
ON COMMISSION. 
Best Salesman In New York. 
I. T. HUNTER, 174 Chambers St,, New York. 
SOMERS. BROTHER & CO. 
ESTABLISHED IN 1876. 
Fruits and Produce 
Rec eive and Bell, in car l o ad lots a nd s maller 
quantities, all Products o f the Orchard. Garden. 
Dairy. Hennery and Farm . 
Market Reports, Special References, Stencils, etc., farnlahad 
free on application. 
611 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa* 
Oj*Inquiries and Correspondence Invited. 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL. 
SMALL FRUITS, GRAPES, SHRUBS, ROSES, 
EVERGREENS, HARDY PLANTS, 
Largestland choicest collections in America* 
NEW CATALOGUE, 
beautifullv illustrated, free to regular customers, 
to others 10c for postage. 
ELLWANCER & BARRY, 
HOUNT HOPE NURSERIES, Rochester, N. Y. 
PflTATflF^ New. standard and pedigree varie- 
lU I H I uLui ties; guaranteed pure and true to 
name. Orphan, Delaware, New Queen, R. N.-Y., N. 
Y. Gem. Early Rose. $1.20 bbl. (165 lbs. potatoes). 
Banks and other ref. in free Descriptive Price List 
(over 30 varieties). Grown especially for seed from 
best selected stock. R. H. BROWN & CO.. P. O. Miller 
Corners, Ontario County, N. Y. 
NORTHERN SEED POTATOES. 
Horse Shoe Farm Illustrated Catalogue sent. Pota¬ 
toes, Swine, Poultry, Plants. Practical Pointers to 
Secure Success. Cheaply grown stock enables us to 
defy competition; 19 years in business. “Hints” 
for 2-cent stamp. C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
Belleville Straw Potatoes 8 *§S£. 
Carman No. 3 (Thorburn Stock).$6 25 per barrel 
Carman No. 1 (Tnorburn Stock). 4 00 per barrel 
Livingston’s Banner. 4 00 per barrel 
Write for prices by the bushel. 
D. F. MILLER. Box 836, Belleville, m, 
DR. HAYES’ 
TREATMENT FOR 
Has cured and is 
curing thousands all 
over the World. 
ASTHMA 
If You Suffer 
attained and what it means for 
Address, 
you cannot afford to remain in ignor¬ 
ance of the success which is being 
you. Full information free. 
DR. HAYES, Buffalo, N. Y. 
