1905. 
29 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
This week I want first of all to thank 
you for the generous response to our 
request to help beat the record of sub¬ 
scription returns for the day after New 
Year’s. We had a big day last year, and 
we feared we might not reach it this 
year, but we did. The increase is 21.32 
per cent over the corresponding day last 
year. It is a nice record. We feel proud 
of it, and thank you for the prompt re¬ 
sponse to our request. 
December is the first month in our 
business year, and you will be interested 
in the record of this month, as it usu¬ 
ally foreshadows something of the re¬ 
sults of the entire year. Strangely 
enough the percentage of gain for 
the whole month of December was prac¬ 
tically the same as the gain for the first 
day of 1905—to be exact, 21.34 per cent, 
'['he gain in advertising for December 
over December of the previous year was 
23.2 per cent, or a little better than one- 
fifth gain. 
Sometime ago we promised to give you 
the record for the business year which 
closed November 30, just as soon as the 
balance sheet was complete. We arc now 
able to do so. The- increase of subscrip¬ 
tions for the entire year over the pre¬ 
ceding year was 21.4 per cent. The ad¬ 
vertising increase for the same time was 
24.5 per cent, and the net earnings were 
an increase of 15.5 per cent over 
the net results of the previous year. 
This net increase is going back to 
subscribers this year by distribution of 
The Business Hen. A remarkable thing 
about this record is that the subscrip¬ 
tion increase for the year, for December, 
and for the first day of 1905, is prac¬ 
tically the same for the three periods, 
being a variation of less than one in 
every thousand. The increase of adver¬ 
tising for December was also practically 
the same as for the preceding year, the 
variation being at the rate of one in 
every hundred, but the net increase was 
proportionately less, showing that as the 
business increased we put more back into 
the paper. In other words, we carry out 
in practice the spirit of co-operation. 
This steady increase is especially gratify¬ 
ing to us. We like it much better than 
a larger irregular increase. The plants 
that grow quickly wither just as quickly. 
We prefer the steady development of the 
oak to the spontaneous growth of the 
mushroom. 
We have not room for many letters 
this week, but we are going to give a 
sample or two from to-day’s mail. 
Enclosed please find check for $1, for 
which please send me The It. N.-Y. for 1905. 
I did think of quitting your paper, but I 
can't. I must have it. It's the kind of 
neighbor a farmer needs. Don't let up on 
the wire trust till quality is improved. Send 
me “The Business Hen" if I am entitled 
to it. c. e. s. 
Mineral City, O. 
Enclosed please find check for $1, for 
which please renew my subscription to The 
R. N.-Y. for another year. I take several 
farm papers, but I like The R. N.-Y. the 
best of the lot, and it will be the last one 
I shall drop. F. J. 
Jamesburg, N. J. 
I enclose $1 to pay for “The Business 
lien,” and one year's subscription to The 
R. N.-Y. Wife joins me in welcoming to 
our home a journal whose editor and pub¬ 
lisher, while having the material welfare 
of the farmer at heart, yet think it nobler 
to make men and their homes better rather 
than richer. Yours for a Happy New Year, 
Versailles, N. Y. J. f. s. 
The Business Hen is going out these 
days in cart loads. Our arrangements 
for handling it have been complete. It 
is all under our own control, and the 
book goes every day to subscriptions re¬ 
ceived that day. Kindly report any case 
of failure to receive it. No doubt an 
occasional one will go astray in the 
mail. 
In the meantime do not forget to send 
Ten Cents for Ten Weeks 
subscription for a neighbor. 
This is the work that counts. This 
year we want to beat last year’s record, 
and if we do you will share handsomely 
in the result. 
ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW. 
The N. Y. Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock 
Association held its 10th exhibition at Madi¬ 
son Square Garden during the week ending 
January 7. The show was the most extensive 
ever held here, there being 4,437 entries of 
poultry and pigeons, besides the usual list 
of pet stock and supply concerns. The so- 
called business breeds were well represented, 
Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes being in 
greatest number. The combination of beauty 
and size makes them specially attractive to 
the average poultry show visitor, even though 
he knows little about their other qualities. 
I.eghorns in large numbers were on hand, and 
the display of whites particularly fine. Or¬ 
pingtons, originated by Wm. Cook & Sons, 
England, are increasing in popularity, a num¬ 
ber of American fanciers having taken them 
tip. The Messrs. Cook have surprising prices 
on their best birds, from $500 to $1,500 each 
for roosters. Among fancy birds may be 
mentioned Ilomer Davenport’s large display 
of pheasants and several pens of peafowl, 
both pure white and colored. There was a 
full list of games, bantams, turkeys, ducks 
and geese. All things considered, the show 
was of a high standard and well worth a 
thorough looki ng over. _ 
SPRAYING NOTES. 
T.ime and Sulphur. —I have used the self- 
boiled mixture described by A. N. Brown, 
on page 20(1, of March 12, 1904, for San 
.lost* scale, and found that by thoroughly 
spraying once in March I can keep them 
in check. I noticed one Idaho pear tree 
which was covered with scale, and some of 
its limbs were dead. I cut the tree hack 
and gave it a thorough spraying. Result 
was I did not find any live scale on this 
tree before late Summer, and these may have 
come from adjoining trees that were not so 
carefully sprayed. This tree had some pears, 
and all were perfectly free from scale. 
Friend Brown says he took a common sugar 
barrel. So did I, the first time. But the 
intense heat and steam made havoc with 
my barrel and liquid; therefore I use a 
heavy oak barrel. I also found that by add¬ 
ing two pounds of caustic soda after It 
stops boiling, which is in about 25 minutes, 
it will boil 15 minutes longer. I must also 
tell you how The R. N.-Y. helped me to some 
peaches this year. I thought my peach buds 
were all frozen, so I went out with the saw 
and took off the heads from a lot of my 
peach trees and had intended to go over 
them all, in but in looking over The R. N.- 
Y. I found one of your correspondents ad¬ 
vising against if. saying the buds were not 
all dead. Therefore, to my surprise, I har¬ 
vested a goodly lot of peaches. a. g. w. 
CUPID’S MIRROR . 
"The beauty of a woman’s face or figure 
is but the external sign of the good health 
within,” says Dr. 
R. V. Pierce, of 
Buffalo, N. Y., the 
specialist in 
women’s diseases. 
Further, to be hap¬ 
py and beautiful 
one must naturally 
have good health. 
Now, if a woman 
has dragging-down 
feelings, together 
with constantly re- 
' turning pains and 
aches, a too great 
drain upon her vi¬ 
tality and strength, 
•he will never look beautiful. The feelings 
of nervousness, the befogged mind, the 
ill-temper, the pale and wrinkled face, all 
result from those disorders peculiar to 
women, and the only way to effect their cure 
is to strike at the source of the difficulty. 
There is every reason why she should write 
some great specialist, one who has made the 
diseases of women a specialty for a third of 
a century like Dr. R. V. Pierce, founder of 
the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, 
of Buffalo, N. Y. All correspondence is 
held sacredly confidential, and he gives his 
advice free and without charge. 
During a long period of practice, Doctor 
Pierce found that a prescription made up 
entirely of roots and herbs, without the 
use of alcohol, cured ninety-eight per cent, 
of such cases. After using this remedy for 
many years in his private practice he put 
it up in a form that can be had at any store 
where medicines are handled. 
In many cases Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Favorite 
Prescription will fit the needs and put the 
body in healthy condition. 
So sure of it is Dr. Pierce, he offers a 
reward of $500 for women who cannot be 
cured of Reucorrhea, Female Weakness, 
Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb. All he 
asks is a fair and reasonable trial of his 
means of cure. 
Don’t allow the dealer to insult your 
intelligence by offering you a cheap sub¬ 
stitute. 
Send 21 one-cent stamps to pay expense 
of mailing and get Dr. Pierce’s Medical 
Adviser in paper covers, free. Address 
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the most 
desirable laxative for delicate women. 
tk - A 9- a** jpi cured to STAY CURED. No 
medicines needed afterwards 
Book 54F Free. Dr. P Harold Hayes, Buffalo. N. V. 
»jO HIORE BLIND HORSES.—For Specific Oph- 
ffl thalmia, Moon Blindness, and other Sore Eyes, 
BAliUY CO., Iowa City,Iowa, have a sure cure. 
Save % the Feed 
Original Eureka Steam Feed Cooker will cook 
a barrel of Feed in one-half hour. Requires 
but little fuel. Saves labor. Tested to ono 
hundred pounds’ pressure. Been on the 
market for 20 years. With proper caro, 
will last a lifetime. 
Prico No. 1 with 9 Flues. .$19.50 
“ “ 2 “ 13 “ .20.50 
Wo have a special No. 3 sizo, which is 
tested to 100 pounds’ pressure, and will de¬ 
velop 2 horse-power, Prico $30.50. 
KETTLE COOKERS 
Price 
$4.90 
5.40 
7.20 
8.30 
9.50 
10.60 
11.80 
is nothing 
HingedCover extras. 3 0 
Coal Grate extra. .1.85 
1 elbow, ) 
1 length pipe, > free. 
1 damper, ) 
You could not buy better 
kettle cookers at any 
better manufactured. 
Farmers’ Favorite Feed Cooker 
NO. (JAT.8. SIZE LENGTH PRICE 
CAPACITY BOILER FIREBOX 
1 
25 
22x22x12 
24 in. 
$7.65 
2 
30 
22x23x12k; 
24 in. 
8.65 
3 
40 
22x30x14 “ 
80 in. 
10.10 
4 
50 
22x30x15 
86 In. 
10.75 
5 
75 
22x48x17 
48 in. 
11.90 
e 
100 
22x00x17 
90 in. 
13.25 
Grate for Coal extra.....3.00 
Furnished free, length pipe, damper and elbow. Can furnish 
extra pans for boiling sap, sorghum, and preserving fruit, etc. 
This is a very line cooker and is used extensively by butchers, 
sugar makers, stockmen, dairymen and others. 
Another Well-Known Feed Cooker 
No. Length Capacity Price 
0 Oft. fi^bbls. $ 12.00 
1 5 ft. 4 'bbls. 10.25 
2 4 ft. 3 bbls. 0.00 
3 4 ft. ljsbbls. 8.60 
Elbow, length of pipo 
and damper, free. Extra 
pans at extra cost. 
Cataloguo No. 80 showing 
lowest prices of most 
everything used on tho 
farm. Send for it. We send 
any cookor or any article shown in our new 
mammoth catalogue on receipt of $1.00 hi show 
good faith. / When received if not entirely satisfactory, leave it 
with the freight agent and wo will refund your $1.00 and pay 
freight both ways. CASH SUPPLY & MFC. CO- 
370 Lawrence Square, • KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
THE NIAGARA GAS SPRAYER 
will handle 
LIME, SULPHUR, SALT 
to perfection. 
No Valves to Cut, 
No Packing to Wear, 
No Piston to Grind. 
TITTERINGTON BROTHERS, 
Wholesale Dealers in Domestic Fruits 
and General Merchandise. 
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. 
October 4, 1904. 
Niagara Sprayer Co., 
Middleport, N. Y. 
Gentlemen:—In reference to the Niagara Gas 
Sprayer purchased of you last spring, 1 must say that 
1 am very well pleased with It. 1 used the Lime, Sul¬ 
phur and Salt Mixture and, thanks to tho Sprayer, 
did one of the finest jobs of spraying 1 ever saw done, 
almost completely killing out the scale on a very 
badly infected plum orchard. Yours respectfully, 
JAMES TITTERINGTON. 
A postal with your name and address will bring 
our catalogue. 
NIAGARA SPRAYER CO., 
39-41 Perry Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 
BEST 
COW STALL 
IN THE 
WORLD. 
In USE in the 
State Barns in 
Illinois. Nebras¬ 
ka, Indiana, S. 
Dakota, Mon¬ 
tana, etc., 100 
Stalls In Kansas Government Barn. KING & 
WALKER CO., Dept. “N," Madison, Wis. 
Wire F ence 90r 
48-in. stock fence per rod only * 
Best high carbon coiled steel spring wire. 
Catalog offences, tools and supplies FREE. 
Buy direct at wholesale. Write today. 
MASON FENCE CO. Box 67, Leeaburg, 0. 
FIVE OR THIRTY YEARS 
Which will you have, tho Frost new method that will 
last 30 years or a flimsy woven fence that may wear 
five years? Our new descriptive circular will tell 
you all about it. 
THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO., Cleveland, Ohio. 
HOW TO RID YOUR ORCHARD OF 
SAN JOSE SCALE 
PATENTED JULY 5, 1904. 
LIME, SULPHUR AND SALT. 
Dilute One Gallon of “CONSOL” with 
Forty Gallons of Water, hot or cold; 
Spray with any Spray Pump. 
The Result of a HALF MILLION 
DOLLARS in experimental work. 
WRITE FOR BOOKLET. 
“ Valuable Infoimation on Orchard Spraying." 
A Pleasure to Answer Inquiries. 
AMERICAN HORTICULTURE 
DISTRIBUTING CO., 
Martinsburg, West Virginia. 
Hardie 
Spray Pumps 
Tho Codlln Moth which 
annually dostroys 
111,000,000 worth 
of fruit. 
should be used byl 
every fruit grower.I 
They save their cost| 
In a single season| 
and outlast any spray| 
pump made. 
Hardie Spray Pumps are made from the very 
best and most durable materials. No compli¬ 
cated mechanism, no parts to wear out, rust or 
become clogged, and “they work so easy”. 
Our Book on Spraying, tells about every In¬ 
sect pest and disease which attacks fruit trees 
and gives all the best and latest formulas for 
preventing their ravages. It hIsokIvbb tho secret of 
how the successful fruit Rrower makes bin money. Just 
ask for it on a postal. It's absolutely froo. 
1100K-H ARBI ECO. 1 1 1 Mechanic St. Hudson,Mich. 
—THE— 
Deming Knapsack Sprayer 
leads everything of its kind. 5 gal. cop¬ 
per tank, brass pump, bronze ball 
valves, mechanical agitator. Easily 
carried. Pump right or left hand. Knap¬ 
sack and Bucket Sprayer combined. 
Wc make 20 styles sprayers. Write for Catalog. 
THE DEMINC CO., Salem, O. 
ITenion A Hubbell, West'n Agts., Chicago. 
With the f 
ORCHARD 
I Monarch 
SPRAY. 
B ™ Automatic Compressed Air 
Sprayer. No band labor—has agitator and brushes for 
£ cleaning strainers. Our froe book tel Is about It. “No swindled feeling” 
■ if you buy our pumps. We alsomake the Empire King, Car* 
■ field Knapsack and others* 
Q FIELD FORCE PUMP CO. 2 1 1th St. Elmira,N.V. 
SPRAY 
for scale with the WALLACE 
SPRAYERS. No expense for power 
Wallace Machy. Co., Champaign, Ill. 
RAW FURS AND GINSENG WANTED. 
For reliable prices send two-cent stamp. 
LEMUEL BLACK, Exporter of Raw Furs and 
Ginseng, Lock Box 48, Hightstown, N. J. 
overnment Positions! 
25,566 Appointments M2 
ing the past year. Excellent opportunities fer 
young people. Each year we instruct by mail hundreds 
of fanners sons who pass these examinations and re¬ 
ceive appointments to life positions at $340 to $1200 a 
year. If yon desire a position of this kind, write for our 
Civil Service Announcement and learn how you may 
secure it. It will be sent free. Mention this paper. 
COLUMBIAN CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE, 
223-25 Pa. Ave. 8. E. Washington, D. O. 
mnowmwi.oW, 
JHeaviestFence Made. All No. 9 Steel Wire I 
15 to 35 CENTS PER ROD DELIVERED 
kWe also sell direct to fanners atwholesale prices, / 
VColled Spring, Barb and Soft Galvanized Wire. 
^ Write for Fence Book showing no styles, j 
THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE C0. v 
Cleveland. Ohio 
BUY FENCE WIRE NOW. 
PAY NEXT SPRING. 
Best grade. Galvanized Wire, 49 inch fence 
at 28c. per rod, in 10 and 20 rod rolls; 
Barb Wire, galvanized, 3c. per rod. in 80 
and 160 rod rolls. We guarantee quality 
and price. Write your wants. Catalog/ree. 
CASE BROS., Colchester, Conn. 
Page Fence Peculiarities 
All horizontal bars are Pa^e-Wire—a high-carbon basic open-hearth steel wire. Coiled 
to provide practical elasticity—Holds its coil shape. Stretches up smoothly on hilly 
ground—No cutting or lapping. Every horizontal bar is 
positively a double-strength wire. Requires few posts 
because of stiff, strong, coiled horizontals. Strong, high and 
closely enough woven to hold all stock. Smoothly woven, 
no locks, staples, rough joints, or sharp points. Continuous 
cross bar construction. Seo the Knot, 20 years in 
use—First erected still doing good service. Loop or 
' Sliding Top feature found in no other fence. Factory 
woven, by skilled labor, ready for the posts. All wires 
heavily galvanized to prevent rusting. It costs you nothing 
to investigate Patfe Qualities. Our LithographeiLCatalog 
is free. Write for it. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., 
Box 73I Adrian, Mioh. 
