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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 27, 1896 
Humorous. 
Blessings on thee woman-man, 
Cycling maid, with leggins tan; 
With thy red cheeks, redder still, 
Flushed by pedaling up the hill; 
With thy merry whistled tunes, 
And thy bloomer pantaloons; 
From my heart I give thee joy, 
Thou canst ride now—like a boy. 
—New York Press. 
The latest thing 1 in bloomers is the 
new woman. —Philadelphia Record. 
Even the little bird cannot collect its 
worm without presenting its bill.— West¬ 
ern Plowman. 
A woman might as well propose, for 
after she has been married eight or ten 
years, her husband says she did, any¬ 
way. —Atchison Olobe. 
Aunt Dorothy: “How many com¬ 
mandments are there, Johnny ? ” Johnny 
(glibly): “Ten.” Aunt Dorothy : “And 
now suppose you were to break one of 
them?” Johnny (tentatively): “Then 
there’d be nine.”— Truth. 
The Curate : “ My dear madam, let 
this thought console you for your hus¬ 
band’s death. Remember that other 
and better men than he have gone the 
same way.” Bereaved Widow: “They 
haven’t all gone, have they ? ”— Picli-Me- 
Up. 
“It is curious,” said Ilicks, “but in 
life the cat is most graceful and the 
duck most awkward, but how much a 
dinner changes one’s views.” “ I fail to 
catch the idea,” observed Darley. “ It 
is simple,” said Hicks. “At a dinner, 
how graceful a duck seems—and how 
awkward a cat would be.”— Harper's 
Bazar. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yokkeb, June 27, 1896. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Ayrshire Cow.429 
A Curious Milk Problem.430 
Ensilage and Cows’ Teeth...431 
A Safe Tether.431 
Use and Care of Cream Separators.431 
Killing Horns w'itb Caustic Potash.432 
Bean Fodder for Sheep.434 
Some Prolific Steers..442 
A Choked Cow.442 
“ Gallant Roosters ”.442 
Late Feed for Sheep. 442 
The Doings of a Poultryman.442, 443 
Another “ Mush-Maker” Talks.443 
Cow Peas for Sheep Fodder. 443 
FARM TOPICS. 
Crimson Clover a Success.430 
Good Grass in Less Than a Year.431, 432 
Red Paint for Barns.433 
Cutworms and a Remedy.434 
What Crop for Small Farm ?.434 
True Friend for Southern Farmers.441 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Strawberry Notes, Irrigation; Picker’s Stand. 430 
Spraying for the Curculio.430 
A Pretty Shrub.431 
Setting Strawberry Plants in August.433 
Grape-Vine Tomato Gall.433 
An Experiment With Forestry.434 
Japan Walnut in Michigan.434 
American Association of Nurserymen.437 
Are White Grapes Less Vigorous than Blacks ? 437 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials . 438 
Dinner at Clark’s.438 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers.439 
A Plea for the Potato.439 
Why Not?.439 
Wastefulness.439 
Stories for Children.439 
Crumbs from Different Tables.439 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Civil Engineering for Boys on the Farm— 
Part .. 
Poison Ivy. 
Ruralisms. 434, 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
As We Go To Press. 
Crop and Market Notes.. 
Markets... 
Humorous..... 
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433 
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