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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 5, 1896 
Humorous. 
There was a soprano whose name was Miss Byrd, 
The finest soprano that I ever byrd; 
Hlie sang so divinely that men, ’pon my wyrd, 
Would melt Into tears, their souls were so styrd. 
No critic would venture her voice to malign, 
Her singing it was so remarkably fign. 
Hut, alas 1 she said “ Yes,” when the bass said 
“Be mlgn ? “ 
And straight from the choir Miss Byrd did resign, 
—Han Francisco Wave. 
Mrs. Dearborn : “Isshe unmarried ?’* 
Mrs. Lakefront: “Decidedly so. She 
has been unmarried three times .”—Credit 
Lost. 
Tom : “ Didn’t you find Miss Sears 
rather cool for a summer girl ? ” Jack : 
“ Yes; she was more like an Indian 
summer girl.”— Life. 
Thb pessimist is the man who calls at¬ 
tention to the fact that the supply of 
fatted calves is not so large as the num¬ 
ber of prodigal sons.— Truth. 
“ Land must be cheap around here,” 
murmured Funniman, when he saw a 
sign in a dry goods store which, read, 
“ Lawns, five cents.”— Phlia. Record. 
She: “I have been suffering dread 
fully lately with shooting pains in my 
face.” He : “ You may have been using 
too much powder .”—New York Ledger. 
Mother: “What is the matter, my 
dear? Why are you crying?” Harry 
(between sobs): “I left my m’lasses 
candy oh that chair, and the deacon’s-a 
settih’ on it.”— Harper'* Itazar. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tub Rural New-Youkbk. 
BUY ' DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At tVHOLKSA M! PRICES, Dsllvered TREE 
For Houses Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SA V E Healers 
profits. In use 64 years. Hndorsed by (iraflec & Farmers 
Alliance. I.ow prices will surprise you. Write (or Sample*. 
4. W. INGFRSOl.l., 240 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y, 
ill I inrrn competent Club 
WA II I til Agents (Women, 
VI n II I LiU Men, Girls or 
Roys) In every town In the U. S. 
to get orders for our celebrated 
goods, bill krai, Terms; Good 
Incomes. Big Presents with 
every sale. GoodTeas and Colleen, 
26c. per pound. Send this ad. ami 
100. In stamps, and we will mail 
you a W-POund Host Imported Tea, any kind, and full 
particulars. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
SI A S3 Vesev Street. New York. P. O. Box 289. Rural. 
& V i 
For Roofing and Side Covering. 
"-"S' YOUR COWHOUSE with***** 
Let it storm, and blow, and freeze 
—your cows, horses, and hens will 
not care if your buildings are sheathed 
NEPONSET 
Red Rope 
Water-Proof 
FABRIC. 
It costs much less than shingles—absolutely 
water-proof, wind-proof, frost-proof, and durable 
—any one can put it on. 
We will send you Free of expense 
Samples and Particulars. 
F. W. BIRO & SON, 
Sole Hfrs. East Walpole, Mass. 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO 
who occury the most favorable location bc- 
ductions, extending one and a half miles 
tion to their extensive assortment of 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, Roses, Bulbs, 
42 Years, 1000 Acres, 29 Greenhouses. 
Bo* 304, PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
tween the oceans for healthy nursery pro- 
along the hanks of Lake Erie call attcin- 
Small Fruits, Grape Vines, 
Greenhouse Plants, Etc. 
Catalogues free, address as above. 
BATTLES’PRICES 
—See The rural New-Yorker. 
August 29. Pago 688, for De¬ 
scriptions. 
GOLD COIN WHEAT.—Peck, 60 cents: per bushel, $1.20. 
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITE RYK.-Peek, 10 cents; per bushel, $1. 
CRIMSON CLOVER.—Peek, $1; per bushel, $3.50. 
TIMOTHY SF.ED.—“BATTLES’ XXX OHIO” brand. New crop. Uecleaned Seed, unsurpassed 
for purity and high vitality. Price (for immediate orders , and stock being on hand), per bushel, $1.85 
' * Address FRANK H. BATTLES, Seed Grower, Rochester, N.Y. 
to WUPAT^sS^?^ 
f U I tii enable the pi 
til VVlll«rTl runidurn left in 
use a complete fertilizer, one \ 
IT STRONG GROWTH OF ROOT so necessary 
__j piano to stand the rigors of winter. I he 
rusidum left in the soil WILL HELP THE CROP through 
the coming senson and insure a good entch of grass, p. - . npvi.i> On Clovolanri Ohio 
We recommend a line which moots every requirement. Cleveland Dryer CO., CieVeja_nd L OtHO. 
Kemp’s Manure Spreader 
15 Year* on the Market. EmpmvdJ In- 1R96. 
( Spread* any kind of manure In any quantity to the acre and doe* 
r It better than hand work, even If a man spends ten hours on what 
) the machine will do In two minutes. Sent to any responsible party 
I subject to approval, who will furnish satisfactory references or 
I rating of responsibility Illustrated catalogue free. Largest and 
I Oldest Manufacturers of Manure Spreaders in the World. 
I KEMP & BURPEE MFC. CO., Hoi Syracuse, N.Y. 
Artificial Arms and Legs. 
PATENTS OF 1895. 
MARKS' Improved Rubber Hands and Feet are 
Natural In Action Noiseless in Motion and the Most 
Durable In Construction. 
It Is not unusual to see a farmer worklDg In the 
fields with an artificial leg. or an engineer, conduc¬ 
tor, brakoman, carpenter, mason, miner.in fact, men 
of every vocation, wearing one or two artltlclal legs. 
of MARKS' Patents, performing as much as men in 
possession of all their natural mtxuters, and experi¬ 
encing little or no Inconveniences. 
Over 17,000 in use. scattered in all parts of the world. 
Eminent surgeons & competent judges commend the 
Rubber Foot and Hand tor their many advantages. 
At the World's Columbian Exposition they re¬ 
ceived the highest award. They are Indorsed and pur¬ 
chased by the United Statesand foreign Governments 
ATieatiso. containing 430 pages, with 300 Illustra¬ 
tions. sent Kit ee; also, a formula for taking Measure¬ 
ments by which limbs can bo made and sent to all 
parts of the world with tit guaranteed. Address 
A. A. MARKS, 701 Broadway, N. Y. City. 
Established 43 years. 
AGENTS WANTED 
to sell the combination lock pin 
clevis direct to farmer- (theonly 
combination clevis and pin over 
patented); self-locking; always 
secure; sells at sight; 160 per cent 
prollt; no competition; exclusive 
territory. C0RMANYMFG. CO. 
225 Dearborn Street. Chicago. 
A WIND MILL 
THAT YOU CAN RELY UPON 
for all the purposes ^^istlie GOODHUE 
for which wirnl 
mills are 
IT IS NOT LIKE 
OTHERS- 
IS BETTER 
We also 
make a 
full line of 
grinding mills 
wood snws, she! 
lera, fodder and 
ensilnge cutters, &c. 
Catalogue sent FREE. 
27 Fargo 8t., 
Batavia. HIb. 
PUMP AND 
O W E R 
M ILL, 
Our 
famous 
Success 
l horse 
READ 
POWER 
is a Marvel. 
Adapted to all 
uses requiring a 
moderate power. 
APPLETON MFG. CO. 
Peerless 
11 Feed 
.Grinders.! 
"Old Reliable 
r Absolutely 
Cuaranteed 
Will grind to any de- 
- sired dogree of fineness. 
Ear Corn, Oats, Etc., and do more of it than 
any mill on earth, Write ut once for prices 
iiul agency. There is MONEY IN lliEM. 
Quality Beet and Prioeu Right. 
STEVENS MANUFACTURING CO. j 0 liet. III. 
Farm Machinery, Windmills, &c. 
Corn Fodder Mr ers 
this year. Cut It quick and cheaply wit n 
The Scientific 
Corn Harvester 
ENGINES, 
SAW MILLS, 
THRASHING MACHINES 
Best Machinery at Lowest Prices. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa 
Safety Shafts 
Safety 
Seats 
Adjustable 
Hinqcd 
Wings 
Best on 
Earth 
Because It Is 
EASIEST to HANDI 
SAFEST to OPER/ >?-, 
4ANDIEST to STOR r ^.WAY. 
Will save many times cost, In 
nave several styles, prices Just r 
season. Wo 
Send for cata. 
THE FOOS MFC. CO. /Ingfield.O. 
1854-Established 42 v -1896 
GEM'" 
ST r ;_ 
THl ' lD 
RELIABLE 
Halladay Standard, Halladay 
Geared and U. S. Solid Weeel 
WINDMILLS 
GUARANTEED 
TO BE THE 
BEST MADE. 
Also Pumps, Tanks, Corn Shellers, 
Feed Mills, Stalk Cutters, Hay¬ 
ing Tools, Saw Tables, Etc. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
U.S.Wind Engine&Pump Co. 
113 Water §t„ Batavia,III, 
HAVE YOU GOT OUR CAT- 
alogue L for 181KJ of 
Gas and Gasoline Stationary Engines 
Gasoline Traction Engines Comb'd Engines 
and Pumps Gasoline Portable Engines 
Any place 
By any one 
For auy purpose 
Charter Gas Engine Co.. P. O Box 26, Sterling, Ill 
'‘Eli” Baling Presses 
iS Styles & Sizes for Horae and Steam Power 
Bell 
_ STEEL 
Send for G4 page illustrated catalogue 
COLLINS PLOW CO., nil Hampshire St., Quincy. Ill '• 
:w®wiM0 
0UR1 
In constant use 26 
youru and still 
leads. 
PE RK 11 
well 
known W. 
endurance of this mill makes< 
a constant demand for it. It< 
leads by its superior pointsin < 
wheel, rudder, regulator and, 
I elsewhere. We make steel mills* 
_ J too. Our cotnlogue tells you all. 
>PERKINS WINO MILL CO. 9 RnceHt. MISHAWAKA, IJiD. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yorkkr, September 5, 1896 
FARM TOPICS 
Potatoes Without Hand Labor. 590 
Potato Cellars iu Colorado. .590, 591 
The Tub Silo.593 
An Ice House of Concrete.593 
Hoops for a Tub Silo.593 
Good Grass ou the Pacific.595 
Mineral Oil for Paiut.595 
Western New York Potato Notes.597 
A Scientific Lightning Rod.597 
The Prospective Potato Crop.000, 601 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Where Butter Prices Are Made.592 
Warts on Cow’s Teats.593 
Garget in. Cow aud Its Results.593 
Chop Feed Ration for Horses.593 
To Kill Woodchucks..595 
Diary of a Dairy Farm.602 
Cost of Scrub or Thoroughbred.602, 603 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A New England Apple Orchard.589, 590 
A Hothouse for Early Cabbages.590 
Packing Houses for Fruit.591 
Some of the Newer Grapes.591, 592 
Dendrolene for Fruit Trees.592 
When to Set Berries.593 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
When Is a Woman Old ?.598 
Editorials .598 
Being Neighborly.598 
The Latest in Pincushions.598 
The Eldest Daughter.598 
Bed-making. 598 
An Accomplished Chimpanzee.598, 599 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers.599 
Seeded Tomatoes . 599 
To Prevent Jars Breaking.599 
At a Great Bargain, Pause Awhile.599 
Crumbs from Different Tables.599 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cooperative Insurance Companies iu New 
York State. 593 
Ruralisma.594 
Antidote for Poison Ivy.595 
Weather Service iu the Hop Country.595 
Editorials.596 
Brevities.596 
Business Bits.597 
As We Go To Press.600 
M ark els . 601 
Humorous.. ,, 604 
