96 
February 8, 1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
This illustration is photo¬ 
graphed from the painting for the 
KEY, which is sent with every copy. 
A Grand Painting of SWEET PEAS 
A Superb Work of Art,—Size 13 x 16^ inches, in 14 Colors. 
By the famous French Artist, PAUL DE LONGPRE. 
The great artist visited Fordhook Farm during midsummer, when the large 
area of Sweet Peas gave rare beauty to our Trial Grounds. Amid these charming 
scenes, glowing witli life and color and sweet with delicate perfume of Sweet Peas, 
the famous painter of nature caught the most elusive charms of leaf and flower, 
which he lias transfigured in imperishable life to his painting. This matchless speci¬ 
men of the highest art has been reproduced in fourteen colors, making a picture 
that for chaste elegance it would be impossible to overpraise. So faithful has been 
the work of the lithographer that not even a trained critic could detect the differ¬ 
ence from the original (which cost $250.00), except by the minutest examination. 
It is indeed a rare transcript from nature,—a dream in colors that should adorn 
the walls of every home in town and country. 
In order that all may secure a copy of this dainty work of art we will sell it 
(to our customers) at 10 cents per copy, mailed in a pasteboard tube; regular 
price 20 cents. 
With every copy we mail an illustrated Key giving the name of each beautiful variety of Sweet 
Peas. There is no advertising on the painting. tt-ii We offer The Artist’s Blend of Sweet Peas: 
Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb 50 cts.; per lb Si.50, postpaid. 
WEET PEAS 
FOR THE MILLION! 
We are determined, so far as in our power, that every American garden shall have 
the best NEW SWEET PEAS in 1896. By keeping Purity and High Quality our 
aim, rather than low prices, we are acknowledged Headquarters for SWEET PEAS. 
8635“ We have thirty-two thousand pounds of the seed, and sell the usual grade 
Mixed Sweet Peas at 35 cents per lb., 3 lbs. for $1.00, postpaid, by mail,— 
BUT we recommend as far superior the most beautiful NOVELTIES here offered :— 
Seven Superb Sweet Peas for 25 Cents. 
BLANCHE BURPEE. Mr. HenryE cKFORn,the 
noted English Specialist, has stated repeatedly 
t hat he considers “ BLANCHE BURPEE ” the 
finest of ail the famous Sweet Peas that he 
has originated. Flowers of the purest white, 
three and four on a stem, of extra giant size ana 
grand substance ; perfect in form. 
DOROTHY TENNANT. Of large expanded 
form, tiie flowers are exceedingly pretty and 
attractive. Standards a deep rosy mauve, with 
wings of bluish mauve. Very distinct and extra 
fine. 
LADY PENZANCE. The standard is a beautiful 
laced-piuk, touching orange, while the wings are 
a darker pink. Truly a superb flower, of large 
size and most exquisite color. 
NEW LOTTIE ECKFORD. This is the imprwed 
new strain. Flowers are very large and remark¬ 
ably beautiful, having a white ground delicately 
edged and snflused with lavender blue. 
ROYAL ROBE. This is undoubtedly the best 
soft pink to date. A very lovely flower of large 
size ; an exquisite variety. 
STANLEY. Large, handsome flowers produced 
abundantly in fours on long stems ana are of a 
rich dark 'maroon. Exceptionally fine for bou¬ 
quets. This is by far th o finest dark variety. 
SPECIAL SUPERFINE MIXED. This mixture 
contains only the best Eckford New Sweet Peas. 
It is achoiee blendingof seventeen large-flowered 
new named varieties. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 
cts.; l * 5 ,r> 0 cts.; per lb SI.50, postpaid. 
Peas described above, in 
have cost $1.00 in 1895, 
The Seven Superb Sweet 
same size packets, would 
but are sold now for 25 cents, by mail, postpaid. 
“Just How to Grow Sweet Peas; Full Directions by an Expert,” mailed with each collection. 
Get four friends to order, and secure a collection FREE, as we mail five collections for 
$1.00. Or for $1.00 we will mail four collections and a 25-cent packet of our floral wonder, 
Dwarf Sweet Pea,—Burpee’s “CUPID” 
CUPID has won the highest honors possible in Europe. We bad plants grown in pots exhibited at 
The Royal horticultural Society, in London, England, where, by unanimous vote of the Committee, it received 
an Award of Merit—the highest honor that can be conferred upon a new variety. We exhibited also in Paris, 
France, at the Society National d’Horticulture, where it received a First-class Certificate. 
Foliage deep emerald green ; flowers pure white, of unequaled sub¬ 
stance, and full size. The plants never grow over five inches 
high, and spread twelve to fifteen inches in diameter. CUPID is a wonderfully free bloomer, 
— a mass of white, —it carpets the ground from May until November. 
In regular-size packets (each containing twenty seeds), per pkt. 25 cts.; five pkts. for $1.00, or 
twelve pkts. for $ 2 . 00 , postpaid. We offer $150.00 in Cash Prizes for the most prolific plants. 
In half-size packets (ten seeds each), per pkt. 15 cts.; two pkts. for 25 cts.; ten pkts. for $1.00. 
Burpee s Farm Annual for 1896 
The Leading American Seed Catalogue. A handsome New BOOK of 184 pages. 
More complete than ever before. Written from knowledge gained at our famous Ford- 
hook Farm. It contains hundreds of true illustrations and beautiful colored plates 
painted from nature. It describes RARE NOVELTIES for 1896 not to be had elsewhere, 
and tells all about THE BEST SEEDS THAT GROW, choice summer-flowering BULBS, 
anti beautiful PLANTS, including the celebrated SCOTT ROSES. The price is ten eeuts 
(less than actual cost in quarter-million editions), but a copy will be MAILED FREE 
to every one who intends to purchase BURPEE’S SEEDS. 
I A I /To readers of The RURAL NEW YORKER! If jV our order for 
^T LrV1 f \L/^ g wee t Peas amounts to one dollar, we will give, entirely FREE, 
one full-size packet each of the lovely novelty from California, “JUANITA ” (pronounced 
Wah-nee-ta), and also the curious new Sweet Pea, “ ODDITY,”— quite unlike any other 
Sweet Pea in cultivation. Both of these grand new Sweet Peas are unusual NOVELTIES 
of 1896 that can be had only direct from us —see beautiful Colored Plate in The Farm 
Annual for 1896. OR, if your order amounts only to 50 CENTS from this advertisement, 
von can have either of these Rare Novelties FREE ! 8®" Remember, these FREE 
PREMIUMS are given ONLY if you mention THE RURAL NEW YORKER,— as 
this offer is made to the readers of hut few other papers. Do not delay ! It your order 
comes too late, when we are sold out, we will return the money, as no more of these Grand 
Novelties can he had at any price. It will hike only live minutes to write Now' ! and we 
guarantee perfect satisfaction to every purchaser. You can remit either in Cash, Stamps, or 
Money Order. Please write your full address plainly. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa. 
LADIES!!! 
Do you like a cup of Good Tea? 
If so. send this “Ad " and 15c. in 
stamps, and we will mall you a 
pound sample Best Tea Im¬ 
ported. Any kind you may select. 
Good Incomes. Big premiums, 
etc. Teas, Coffees, Baking Powder, and Spices. Send 
for terms. R. N.-Y. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. 
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THE BEST, CHEAPEST 
, and MOST DURABLE. 
We also manufacture Grain Thresh¬ 
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— 1,2 43 horse Tread 
1’owerB, Hand and 
Power Corn Shelt¬ 
ers. Chilled Plows, 
Hand and Power 
Feed Cutters, 
w ___ . Grinding Mills, 
- l.horse Cultivators 
ipire Mowers, Ilav Rakes, Wood Saws, 4c. , 0l - 
j. BXKSSINGKK. &. SON, Taturny,Pa, 
SAW WOOD 
DON’T follow t,ie old Baekaeh- 
ng and Backbreaking Methods of 
your aucestors, but use modern 
^up-to-date” machines. Use Smalley 
“Battle Creek” >Vood Saws and do DOl - 
BLE TIIE WOKK WITH HALF THE 
HELP. Our “Electric” Circular Saw 
Machine is positively the best general 
purpose Farm Saw Ever Made, perfect 
as a pole saw and unequaled as a Ford 
Wood Machine. Smalley and Battle 
Creek hand or Self-feed Drag 
Saws are unequaled for both 
quality and quautity of work. 
- Siualley Cutters for En¬ 
silage and Dry Fodder 
Cutting—Feed .Mills, 
Corn Shelter^ Hoot 
Cutters--Sweep and 
Tread Horse Powers. 
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B ETTE R STOP SAVING 
and try making money for a change. You can do it. Get PLAN ET J R. 
Farm Tools, and grow double crops with the same labor. The New No. 8 
Horse Hoe is better than an extra team and man. It does three things at a 
time; it changes width or depth without stopping ; it cats nothing, and never 
gets sick, tired, or lazy. 20 other tools just as good that you will learn all 
about in the Planet Jr. Book for 1896. Send for it—it will stir you 
up. ft’s free. S. L. ALLEN & CO., 1107 Market St., PHILADELPHIA. 
It Stands Its Own Bottom 
IS TWICE TRUE OF THE 
Improved United States Cream Separator. 
See Cut Herewith. 
See Records in Our Catalogue. Send for it. Free to All. 
In the Experiment Station Dairy Schools the U. S., run¬ 
ning full capacity, showed tests of skimmed milk, at 
VERMONT, 0.03 of I Per Cent. 
PENNSYLVANIA, 0.04 of I Per Cent. 
INDIANA, A Bare Trace Only. 
PRICES, $75.00 AND UP. 
Agents Wanted in every Town and County where we have none. 
The U. S. Separator is made under Patents owned exclusively 
by us. Beware of imitating and infringing machines. 
We furnish everything for the Creamery and Dairy. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., - - - Bellows Falls, Vermont. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, February 8, 1896. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Steam Sugar Milking in Ohio.81, 82 
Paying and Non-paying “ Tinkering ”.82 
A Handy Swill Barrow.82, 83 
Recuperative Forces in the Soil. VH.83 
“Straw Potatoes” Again.84 
Whole Corn and Potatoes.84 
Best of the Carman Potatoes.84 
How The R. N.-Y. Grows Corn.84 
Two Southern Fertilizers Compared.84 
A Fortune in Cheap Fertilizer.84, 85 
Using Bran for Manure.85 
What Sort of Lime to Use.85 
Saudstoue for a Stable Floor.85 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Does the Hen Control Her Egg?.83, 84 
To Kill a Young Horn.84 
Dog, Sheep and Rifle.84 
What Cold Kills an Egg ?.85 
A Question of Cream in Milk.85 
Feeding a Hen. Part V.94 
The Best Hog to Fatten.94 
Hay Once a Day.94 
Man vs. Horse.94, 95 
What liens Need.95 
Bolton Gray Poultry.95 
Feed Bone Meal.95 
A Horse for Hens.95 
Safe Railroading for Pigs.95 
Leather Chewers and Cats.95 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Best Vines for a Piazza. .84 
What Improvement in Gladioli ?.84 
Prune Growing at the South.84 
How Much Wood on a Peach Bud ?.84 
Pears Grafted on Quince.84 
Best Celery and Cabbage.85 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials.90 
New Coats From Old..90 
Woman’s Excuse for Being.90, 91 
Fresh Air and Exercise.91 
Sense and Sentiment.91 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Ruralisms.86, 87 
Editorials.88 
As We Go to Press.92 
Markets...... 93 
