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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 28 
To Our Club=Raisers. 
Last week, we gave an outline of rewards for club-raisers, from November 16 to 
January 1. It will be remembered that, in addition to the usual commissions, we 
give a fine watch every week, and also nine Sweepstake Premiums January 1, to 
the largest nine clubs. Here are the premiums again : 
$50 IN CASH. 
A R. N.-Y. Sewing Machine. 
$15 in Cash. 
$10 in Cash. 
$5 in Cash. 
A Kalamazoo Sleigh or Cutter. 
A Washing Machine. 
A Superior Land Roller. 
A Cheshire Pig. 
The four cash premiums need no description. The Sewing Machine iB illus¬ 
trated and described in another place in this paper. The Pig we hope to describe 
next week. It is bred by Mr. W. E. Mandeville, Brookton, N. Y. It will weigh 
200 pounds, and be a first-class Cheshire in every respect. We will also tell you 
more about the Washing Machine next week. 
This week we want to show you what the sleigh and roller look like. This 
is just the season for a cutter. This is a Kalamazoo sleigh, and we know it to be 
just as good as any man wants. If you 
want to know all about it, send to the 
Kalamazoo Wagon Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., 
for full description. We gave one of these 
sleighs as a premium two years ago, and 
the young man who won it had the 
pleasure of giving his best girl the first 
ride in it. That girl has since become part 
owner in the sleigh, we believe. Now that 
couple don’t want another sleigh, so here 
is a chance for the next young man. 
Then here is the Superior Land Roller. 
It is all steel, and we think that there is 
no better roller made. This style costs 
§56 complete. Send to John Moore’s Son 
Co., Raritan, N. J., for full description. 
You will need it in the spring, and here is 
a chance to get it cheap and easy. 
The first watch went last Saturday, 
to CORNELIUS MESLER, New Jersey, 
for a club of only 2 names. He cannot 
win the watch again, but if he send the largest weekly club again before Janu¬ 
ary 1, he will get the chain, and the next largest club will get the watch. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
WHERE ARE THE POTATOES? 
WHAT PROPORTION STILL ON THE FARMS ? 
Potatoes have been a fair crop in this coxmty— 
about two-thirds of last year’s crop. About 10 
per cent have rotted where they were not sprayed. 
About one-third of the crop is still in the growers’ 
hands. A. H. K. 
Queens County, N. Y. 
The potato crop is nearly all in the farmers’ 
hands yet. Ten cents is the highest price offered 
by the buyers. The growers are holding the crop 
with the hope of getting better prices. Potatoes 
are the money crop with a large portion of the 
farmers in this section. L. d. 
Oceana County, Mich. 
My potato crop was good, only a few rotted. 
Some report that one-quarter of theirs rotted or 
froze, but the crop is a fair one around here. 
Most are selling at 18 cents, while in a few places, 
20 cents are paid. I don’t think that it pays to 
hold potatoes. F. M. a. 
Steuben County, N. Y. 
The crop in this section, on heavy land, was 
about one-half, on account of wet weather. Some 
pieces blighted. Mine on sandy loam were very 
good. I used Leggett’s dry powder gun with 
Fungiroid. I fertilized with tine stable manure 
and ashes. I would like to get some Rural New- 
Yorker No. 2 for seed. a. f. b. 
Dunn County, Wis. 
The crop in this section is not yet half sold. 
Some farmers are holding for higher prices, and 
not a few are holding because there is no market 
for them. What have been sold have gone for 18 
and 19 cents. The rot has prevailed to a consid¬ 
erable extent, and buyers have been cautious 
about handling them. The R. N.-Y. No. 2 has out- 
yielded any other variety here this fall. One year 
ago, some buyers would not handle this variety; 
this year, buyers have sought it, and some 
would buy no other. w. A. B. 
Seneca County, N. Y. 
Many potatoes are grown in this section for the 
Scranton market; as they are hauled from 
Wyoming and Susquehanna Counties past here, 
I have a good opportunity to inquire about the 
crop. Most farmers report only a half crop as 
compared with last year. A few gardeners about 
here report a better yield than last year, but they 
are an exception and not the rule. I think that 
the crop may safely be put at one-half compared 
with last year. Rural New-Yorker No. 2, Carman 
No. 1 and Green Mountain, which is supposed to 
be a seedling of the No. 2, lead as to yield. The 
quality is much better than last year’s; no signs 
of rot. At least 75 per cent of the crop are mar¬ 
keted; prices have been ruinously low. While 
there has been no glut as last year, the market 
“Brown’s Bhoncuiai. Troches” are a simple 
and convenient remedy for Bronchial Affections 
and Coughs. Carry them in your pocket.— Adv. 
has been well supplied all the time, and I don’t 
think that prices will average over 32 cents, at 
least mine won’t. Sweet potatoes are so cheap 
that people use more of them, and that is one 
thing that keeps prices low. I can’t see that there 
will be any material rise in price till late in the 
spring, if at all. E. P. b. 
LaPlume, Pa. 
There is certainly less than one-half, and prob¬ 
ably not over one-third, the quantity of potatoes 
in this section that there was a year ago. The 
yield varied greatly, some fields giving a good 
crop, while many others were hardly worth dig¬ 
ging. The quality of the tubers varies as much 
as the yield, some growers reporting that their 
potatoes are unusually clean and smooth and 
cook unusually fine, while others say that their 
crop is eaten and scabby, and of poor cooking 
quality. Good potatoes are now selling for $1.25 
to $1.50 per barrel in our local markets. The 
opinion seems to be very general that they will 
advance considerably in a short time, and that 
not less than $2 per barrel will be the settled 
price. m. m. c. 
Westchester County, N. Y. 
One of our potato dealers says that his early 
shipments have been heavier this year than ever 
before, and that the same is true of other ship¬ 
pers. He buys at a number of stations, and has 
shipped over 500 car-loads to date (November 14), 
one-fourth of them from Plainfield. The hard 
times and last year’s unhappy experience in 
holding have induced many to sell early, yet at 
least three-fourths of the crop is still unsold. 
Possibly we grow too many. Portage County, 
this year, grew 23,236 acres, an increase over the 
22,777 acres of last year. The crop was fair, 
quality good; prices have ranged from 8 to 14 
cents at the stations. Some talk a 25-cent market 
later on. Nevertheless, a 5 or 10-eent rise would 
cause the stock to move freely and, probably, 
overfeed the market demand, unless a shortage 
develops. r. j. f. 
Portage County, Wis. 
The past season has been rather discouraging 
to the potato grower. The season at the begin¬ 
ning was very flattering, but just as soon as the 
early planting was up, the bugs tackled them. 
After we had a battle with the bugs, wet weather 
set in, which greatly retarded cultivation; then 
blight struck us—the result is about half a crop. 
I planted a crop of R. N.-Y. No. 2 in June; the 
gi’ound was rich and in ideal condition, and I 
expected a large crop. But alas! Wet, blight and 
bugs told the tale. The result is that I shall never 
plant potatoes again in June. What I planted in 
April, and the first of May, made a fair crop. The 
main part of the crop is still in the farmers’ 
hands. It is too much to sell potatoes for 25 cents 
per bushel when we have only half a crop. From 
reports, denoting the shortness of the crop, I 
think that it will pay us to hold our potatoes, with 
an assurance of a higher price. m. c. t. 
Champaign County, O. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Receipts of western ducks have been light this 
season. 
The peanut crop is reported to be only about 
two-thirds of an average. 
Latest cable advices report an improved con¬ 
dition in the foreign apple market. Fancy fruit 
is wanted for the holiday trade. 
The Hampshire Down Breeders’ Association of 
America, will hold its annual meeting at the 
Murray Hill Hotel, New York City, November 25, 
at 7 P. m. 
The world’s supply of raw sugar is said to be 
larger than that of last year, notwithstanding the 
enormous Cuban deficit. One factor in this is the 
great increase in the production of beet sugar. 
The Ohio State Horticultural Society will hold 
its annual meeting at Athens, December 2 to 4. 
There will be exhibits of fruits, flowers, vege¬ 
tables and horticultural tools and appliances. 
The question box forms a prominent feature of a 
very interesting programme. W. W. Farnsworth, 
secretary, Waterville. 
The Madison Square Garden Live Stock Show > 
ending November 28, gives promise of being even 
more successful than the initial one of last year. 
Premiums offered were liberal, and have secured 
large entries. A special feature is made of dairy 
products, and this must prove of especial inter¬ 
est. The collection of live stock is hard to beat. 
The Missouri State Horticultural Society will 
hold its 39th annual meeting at Marceline, Decem¬ 
ber 8 to 10. Premiums amounting to $100 are 
offered for fruits and flowers. New varieties are 
desired. The programme is excellent and varied. 
We note one unique topic—“The Birds the Fruit 
Grower’s Best Friends.” Much attention is given 
to flowers. L. A. Goodman, secretary, Westport. 
The annual meeting of the American Guernsey 
Cattle Club will be held at the Colonnade Hotel, 
15th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Decem¬ 
ber 9, 10:30 a. m. This is an important meeting ) 
as changes in the constitution are to be consid¬ 
ered, and matters relating to the rules regarding 
importing animals. A large attendance of mem¬ 
bers is desired. Wm. H. Caldwell, secretary and 
treasurer, Peterboro, N. H. 
A State horticultural meeting has been called 
by the Vermont State Board of Agriculture, to be 
held at Burlington, December 3 and 4. The pro¬ 
gramme is an excellent one, the topics being 
practical and the speakers experienced and well- 
known authorities. A fruit exhibition will be 
held, and fruit for this is solicited. A meeting 
will also be held to consider the organization of 
a permanent State Horticultural Society. Further 
information may be had from C. M. Winslow, 
Brandon, or F. A. Waugh, Burlington. 
There are a great 
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It is easy to make 
mistakes. Doctors 
make mistakes just 
the same as any¬ 
body else. The 
doctors who make 
the fewest mistakes 
are specialists. 
They do one thing 
over and over and 
over, so that they 
know all that there 
is to know about it. 
In the 30 years that Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant 
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the mistake of “ sandbagging ” their di¬ 
gestive organ*. They take some strong 
and violent medicine, which creates 
worse troubles than it cures. Strong 
purgatives shock the system unnecessar¬ 
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Constipation is a thing that makes peo¬ 
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The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
Growing 
Children 
One-third of all the children 
die before they arc five years 
old. Most of them die of some 
wasting; disease. They grow 
very slowly; keep thin in flesh; 
are fretful; food does not do 
them much good. You can't 
say they have any disease, yet 
they never prosper. A slight 
cold, or some stomach and 
bowel trouble takes them away 
easily. 
SCOTT'S EMULSION of 
Cod-liver Oil with Hypophos- 
phites is just the remedy for 
growing children. It makes 
hard flesh; sound flesh; not 
soft, flabby fat. It makes 
strong bones, healthy nerves. 
It changes poor children to 
children rich in prosperity. 
Book about it free for tbe asking. 
No substitute for Scott’s Emul¬ 
sion will do for the children what we 
know Scott’s Emulsion will do. Get 
the genuine. 
For side by all druggists at 50 c. and 
$ 1 . 00 . 
SCOTT & BOWNE, N«w York. 
Our Clubbing List. 
If you subscribe for any other paper 
or magazine, we may be able to save 
money for you. Look over the follow¬ 
ing list. If you don’t see what you 
want, let us know, and we will get prices 
on it for you. The prices below are for 
the papers mentioned, and The Rural 
New-Yorker, both one year. If you 
want more than one of the other papers, 
deduct §1 from combination price given 
below, and you will have our price for 
the other paper. 
The Thrice-a-Week WorId. 
Gives plenty of reading for the long winter 
evenings. Besides all the important news of 
the world, it gives an excellent series of 
stories by great American and English au¬ 
thors—probably the greatest amount of real 
good fiction ever offered by a newspaper. A 
brilliant page of fun and illustrated articles 
in every issue. Three papers—six pages each 
—every week, 156 papers a year for $1. We 
will send it in combination with The R. N.-Y., 
for $1.65, both one full year. Send now and 
get both papers free for the rest of this year. 
Daily Press, New York. 
Many farmers now like a daily newspaper, in 
order to be well informed on news through¬ 
out the country. The Press is one of the 
brightest New York Dailies. It is Republican 
in politics and a strong advocate of protec¬ 
tion. We can send it daily, and The R. N.-Y., 
weekly, both one year for $3. 
Daily Journal, New York. 
No other daily paper ever made so great a 
success in so short a time as the Journal. It 
gives all the news, and is one of the brightest 
and ablest papers of the Metropolis. It is 
Democratic in politics, and an able expounder 
of free silver. We can send it and The 
R. N.-Y., both one year, for $3.50. 
The Atlanta Constitution. 
This is the great national weekly of the South. 
It has, probably, done more for the South than 
any other paper has ever done for any part 
of the Union, and, naturally enough, the 
people In the South believe in it and go by it. 
But besides its devotion to the interests of the 
South, it gives all the news of all the world 
every week, and is a great family paper. It 
abounds in stories, fiction, romance, wit and 
humor, fun and puzzles. It is Democratic in 
politics, and a great exponent of Democratic 
principles. It gives 12 pages—84 columns— 
of reading matter every week, and all for 
only $1 a year. We are able to send it and 
The R. N.-Y., both one year, for $1.75. 
Strawberry Culturist. 
This is a bright little monthly, edited and 
published on a strawberry farm by a straw¬ 
berry grower. We can send it and The R. 
N.-Y., both one year, for $1.15. 
Farm Poultry. 
There is no poultry paper published any¬ 
where which takes the place of Farm Poultry. 
It stands alone as the best up-to-date, prac¬ 
tical guide to profitable poultry raising. 
Fdited by men who practice what they preach, 
and teach facts, not theories, about how to 
make money with a few hens. Published 
semi-monthly; price, $1 per year. We can 
send it and The Rural New-Yorker, both one 
year, for $1.75. 
American Gardening*, New York 
The Family Money Maker. Worth $100 a year, 
and more, to all who practice intensive cultiva¬ 
tion, whether in the open or under glass. 
Covers in plain language, the care and culti¬ 
vation of Flowers. Small Fruits, Vegetables, 
Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, etc., and tells bow to 
make Home Grounds atti’active. Its contribu¬ 
tors are tbe ablest writers in their respective 
fields. Sample free. We will send it with 
The Rural New-Yorker, both one year 
for$1.80. 
