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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 22 
"ONLY A DOLLAR A YEAR." 
The picture on our first page needs 
but little comment. It is a whole story 
in itself. There you have the whole 
thing before you. An agent for The 
R. N.-Y. has driven his horse right into 
a farmer’s yard. See one paper sticking 
out of his pocket ? He has captured the 
farmer’s best ear, and is laying down 
the law to him in such a way that we 
know well enough what the result will 
be. The farmer is resting on the buggy 
wheel, and has become interested in 
some picture or article, lie is a careful 
man, and has no dollars to throw away. 
He is going to see the prospective value 
of every cent of that dollar before he 
parts with it. He will listen to the 
agent, but he wishes to know what there 
is in the paper before he subscribes. 
The hired man is listening with his 
fruit hoe on his shoulder. There is a 
wide grin on his face as he listens to the 
agent’s eloquence. There are nine 
chances in ten that, when he gets a 
farm of his own, one of the first things 
he will do will be to subscribe for The 
R. N.-Y. Even the old horse is listening 
to the eloquent agent. The scene is true 
to life, and this picture may well stir 
up some of our ready-tongued friends to 
renewed vigor during the next six weeks. 
Why ? We will be honest and admit 
that we want new subscribers. We not 
only want them, but we need them in 
our business, and we are going to have 
them. We realize the fact that people, 
in these times, do not take agricultural 
papers for fun, or because they love the 
editors or managers. It has come to be 
a plain matter of business. No man 
parts with a dollar, or with 25 cents, 
until he sees a return value coming back 
to him. For example, here is a note 
from one of our Michigan readers : 
I had thought to discontinue The R. N.-Y. when 
my subscription expired, as I can get all the 
agriculture I can practice in the Michigan 
Farmer, but in one issue a few weeks ago, 
which contained the articles about poisoning 
cutworms and seeding to Timothy without a 
nurse crop, I found what will do me, at least, 
$10 worth of good the coming year ; so I think I 
would better not drop The R. N.-Y. h. m. w. 
Now, we know that there are thou¬ 
sands of men just like that, who don’t 
feel that they can afford to spend a dol¬ 
lar without making a profit on it. We 
like to deal with such men. They are 
business farmers. They read the paper 
with care, and can appreciate the 
strength of a helpful article. We want 
such men, and that is why we make the 
investment safe by offering to refund 
the money to any one who will honestly 
say that he is dissatisfied. To show how 
that works, we will say that out of all 
the 7,762 new names that were added to 
our list during the past year, only one 
man took advantage of our offer and 
sent for the dollar. We never knew just 
what upset him, but it appeared to be 
some thrust at scrub stock or scrub 
methods that hit him in a tender place, 
because the things we struck at were 
right on his farm, in view of all his 
neighbors. 
The force of that picture on the first 
page lies in the fact that when the 
agent says, 
“ Only a Dollar a Year ! ” 
he knows that he can honestly throw a 
ton of emphasis upon the word only. 
That word only means that there is a 
great big margin in the dollar to any 
one who will give a fair estimate of the 
worth of The R. N.-Y. We mean just 
what we say when we state that we 
hope to make a more valuable paper 
than ever during the coming year. We 
ask you to take our word for that, and 
then go out and put all the stress you 
can on that word only. 
And now for the other side of it! We 
don’t expect a farmer to subscribe for 
The R. N.-Y. out of pure love for the 
paper. Neither do we expect an agent 
to exercise his horse and his throat with¬ 
out substantial pay. On the next page, 
you will find a statement of what we 
call “ The Agent’s Share”—that is, the 
money that is set apart for those who 
take the position of the man in the 
buggy. Without going all over this, we 
may say that any man who secures a 
subscription, may take out the commis¬ 
sion and stand a chance of winning the 
weekly premiums and the big cash prem¬ 
iums. Read these terms over, and then 
make a start. We are all ready for you 
—and so are your neighbors and friends. 
Get out among the people at every gath¬ 
ering, and don’t forget to touch up the 
farmers of your town right at their 
homes. Keep at ’em ! See what this 
man, ’way down in Texas, says : 
I greatly appreciate the visit 9 of The R. N.-Y., 
which reaches me every Monday as regularly as 
the tax assessor or collector, but fortunately, 
once a week instead of once a year. o. f. r. 
You have no idea how many folks 
there are who would say the same thing 
if you could only get after them and get 
them started. Try it! Try it now ! 
Only 25 cents for the rest of the year ! 
THE RURAL’S FRUIT REPORTS. 
New Strawberries in Oswego County, N. Y.— 
Parker Earle is, with us, considered the best late 
strawberry. Brandywine has not been thor¬ 
oughly tested here, but is said to succeed in some 
places where Parker Earle fails. It closely re¬ 
sembles Gandy, but is one of the very productive 
kinds while Gandy is a shy bearer. Moist, sandy 
loam is best adapted to the -wants of Gandy; 
1,500 quarts to the acre are a good yield for 
Gandy. Parker Earle will do well on moist, 
sandy bottom land when well fertilized. I prefer 
it to clay for Parker Earle. L. J. farmer. 
Strawberries and Raspberries in Western 
N. Y.—The Columbian raspberry is a perfect 
success here—hardy, a strong grower, heavy 
yielder, a long season, and excellent quality. We 
shall plant no more Shaffer. All Blackcaps were 
fine this year, but Kansas and Mills Nos. 7 and 
15 are superior; the first is intensely black, large 
as Gregg, pulpy, an enormous bearer ; all our 
customers are greatly pleased with it. The ship¬ 
pers call it the finest they ever saw. Mills 15 is 
not quite so large, but a great bearer. Mills No. 
7 is similar to Gregg in bush, and size of berry, 
but blacker and better quality. In strawberries, 
Gardner, Princess, Marshall, Brandywine, Tim- 
brell, Brunette, Beder Wood, Champiou of Eng¬ 
land, Erie, Splendid, Lady Thompson, etc., were 
fine—well up to recommendations. Miller Red 
raspberry was also very desirable, very prolific, 
large and firm, good for home market, or ship¬ 
ping. R. J. 
Shortsville, N. Y. 
Long Island Berry Notes. —Our soil is a sandy 
loam, subsoil sand and gravel to unknown depths. 
For about half a century, we have been looking 
for a wholly reliable stra wberry adapted to our 
light soil and climate, for family use, and we 
have found none yet equal to Bubaeh No. 5. We 
grow them in matted rows, and, like most farm¬ 
ers, take no more trouble and care than are 
necessary. Parker Earle and Timbrell require a 
deep soil and much more nursing, or else they 
cannot bring the immense crop to perfection. 
Lovett is a fine berry, productive, and a good 
grower. Greenville is a rapid grower, making 
an abundance of plants, but a longer trial is 
necessary. Haverland is excellent, but not equal 
in bearing to Bubaeh ; superior for the table and 
canning, requires mulching. We grew Gandy 
three different times to try its value, and my 
family asked why I raised so sour a fruit. In 
raspberries, nothing yet equals Cuthbert, only it 
is liable to be winter-killed. Some 8 or 10 named 
varieties of blackcaps have borne fruit, and, ex¬ 
cept the Gregg, of nearly the same size and qual¬ 
ity. The Gregg is too tender. Our reliance now 
is on the Kansas, and next year we look for 
plenty of fine berries. Isaac hicks. 
Strawberries for Virginia.— The Lady Thomp¬ 
son strawberry was fruited by me this season for 
the first. It gives better satisfaction than any 
other berry ever fruited, save the Haverland, in 
number of quarts. It is very early, a full week 
ahead of Rio, which is classed with the earliest. 
It is a longtime maturing all the fruit; its sea¬ 
son lasts about as long as any other berry from 
start to finish. It is bisexual and a first-class 
fertilizer for any pistillate, as it blooms very 
early, and continues in bloom a long time. It 
makes a medium number of runnel’s; in length, 
one-half way between the Haverland and En¬ 
hance. The leaf and fruit stems are long. It 
has about the same number of leaves as the 
Haverland, the fruit being easily seen. The fruit 
is of fine size, though not quite so large as several 
other kinds. The color of the fruit is very attrac¬ 
tive, and the first three or four pickings sell for 
considerably more than average prices, because 
of its color, size and earliness. The last pickings 
also make a good appearance. It has the repu¬ 
tation of being very firm, but I don’t consider 
firmness, as all my fruit is on sale one hour after 
being crated. The Parker Earle is the only berry 
ever cultivated; too soft for me. Next season, I 
shall plant fully one-third of the Thompson, 
although having 50 or more varieties. It is not 
sweet, though not nearly so acid as the Warfield 
or Mary. R- J- 3. 
Design, Va. _ 
WINTER FEED IN NEW YORK STATE. 
WILL THERE BE A SHORTAGE ? 
The hay crop was very short. There is double 
the usual acreage of sowed corn. We have from 
eight to ten silos in an area of about three miles; 
one new one is all I know of being built, and no 
talk of any more. I have not heard of any farm¬ 
ers selling their stock on account of a shortage 
of fodder, as there will be a plenty of sowed corn 
for cows. The oat crop was very heavy, and the 
straw in fine condition, which all farmers will 
feed their horses. chas. h. hunt. 
Tioga County, N. Y. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Lettuce is coming from the Boston hothouses. 
Small fruits are about through for this season. 
Dry beans are extremely dull and prices lower. 
The growing rice crop is reported to be looking 
fine. 
Muskmelons are of very uncertain quality these 
days. 
Watermelons are the best selling fruit on the 
market. 
There is a little better tone to the butter 
market. 
Heat and humidity have completely upset the 
markets. 
The small cucumber for pickles again claims 
attention. 
The hot weather has knocked out even the dried 
fruit trade. 
Hay is about one-half crop. The acreage of 
corn fodder, millet, and oats and peas, is one- 
third larger than last year, and looking fine. 
With these crops and an abundance of straw, I 
do not think that farmers will sell any stock on 
account of a scarcity of fodder. There is not 
much demand for silos; there are not more than 
six or seven within a radius of 10 miles, and these 
were mostly built last year, and have proved very 
satisfactory. I have not heard of any being 
built this season, but there may have been. 
Allegany County, N. Y. N. f. lytle. 
The hay crop of last year was very short, and 
is much less this year, on account of dry weather. 
Rye and oats were medium crops. Most farmers 
have been planting more corn for fodder than 
usual, sowing millet, etc. No great demand for 
silos; not many new ones will be built, as farm¬ 
ers lack funds with which to build. Farmers 
will keep most of their stock on hand, as there 
was some reduction made last year. Seeding 
was a total failure last year, and nearly so this; 
most of the meadows are plowed up, assuring a 
very small hay crop for next year. g. f. crounse. 
Albauy County, N Y. 
I think that our farmers in this vicinity have 
an abundance of fodder this year. Corn for fod¬ 
der is looking well. Oats were a great crop, hay 
was good where there was any. People here 
built silos last season, so that we are quite well 
supplied this season. I think that farmers will, 
generally, keep as much stock the coming winter 
as usual. The prices of butter and cheese are 
very low, but I don’t know that we can do better 
than to keep a good supply of stock, to keep up 
the fertility of the soil, as grain is as low in price 
as butter and cheese. a. m. truman. 
Allegany County, N. Y. 
The hay crop is short in this section, but the 
farmers reduced their stock about one-third last 
fall, and, as a rule, I think that only the very poor 
cows will be turned off this fall. Much corn has 
been put in, and this will help. Many silo 3 were 
built last year, as many as were in this section 
before; I do not know of many being built this 
year. All with whom I have talked, were much 
pleased with their silos last year. One man will 
build a second one this summer. There is a large 
crop of apples in this section. Potatoes look 
tine; about two-thirds as many acres as last year. 
Chenango County, N. Y. b. a. bassett. 
Hay was a very short crop in this county— 
about one-half only. Oats made a fine growth of 
bright straw, have been gathered with good 
weather, and will be used largely to feed cattle. 
An unusually large acreage of corn has been 
planted and sown; seems to be making a good 
growth, and will go a long way toward making 
fodder for cattle. I think that farmers, gener¬ 
ally, will try to winter nearly the same number of 
cattle as formerly. Silos are but little used here, 
but are slowly gaining in numbers. This section 
is engaged in dairying, principally, keeping sum¬ 
mer boarders as aside line. franklin moore. 
Sullivan County, N. Y. 
As far as hay is concerned, it is decidedly a 
short crop; but farmers have sown considerable 
millet and oats for fodder, to make up the defi¬ 
ciency. Also a large amount of oats was cut for 
fodder on account of the army worm, that would, 
otherwise, have been allowed to ripen for thrash¬ 
ing. I would judge that farmers will have a fair 
average of hay and fodder for winter use. As to 
silos, there are none at all in use, for the New 
York Condensed Milk Company, at Wallkill, 
where all milk is sold in this section, does not 
permit ensilage or turnips to be fed to cows. In 
regard to farmers wintering their usual number 
of cows, I would say that they will; still, the fall 
sales and auctions may tell a different story. 
Ulster County, N. Y. j. g. fetherbridge. 
Pears are low in price, and many of the south¬ 
ern are of poor quality. 
Dressed poultry has come to hand in bad shape, 
and the market has been completely demoralized. 
Grapes are more plentiful, but, like other fruits, 
are slow of sale. The supply of best qualities is 
small. 
Peppermint oil is quoted at $1.50 to $1.70 per 
pound iu tins, and $2.15 to $2.20 per pound in 
cases. 
Peaches have been in heavier supply, and prices 
have declined. Many of the receipts are in poor 
condition. 
Potatoes are selling for hardly enough to pay 
the cost of production and freight, while sweets 
are no better. 
Very few tine eggs are received, and although 
receipts are small, the small demand and poor 
quality make a very dull market. 
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The hay crop in this locality is away below the 
average of ordinary years; it will range from 
one-fourth to one-third of a normal crop. Some 
fields will do better, and some less. The quality 
is poor. White daisies took possession, and were 
the principal crop on some fields. We shall, 
necessarily, be short of our staple crop for fodder. 
There are some silos around here, and they are 
regarded with favor, but not many are building 
this summer. The bottom is so out of all our 
products, that farmers have no margin to make 
any needed improvements; it is a struggle to 
live and keep above water. There will be no de¬ 
mand, I think, for stock; at least, I have no call 
for any. We have a fair crop of oats, and the 
straw will be largely fed up with grain. Of 
course, the corn stover will be used, also. 
Chemung County, N. Y. a. r. frost. 
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