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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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A YOUNG SHEPHERD. 
The R. N.-Y. will try to interest the 
vounc stock breeders. There arc many 
boys and girls who have a natural love 
for animals, and who have met with con¬ 
siderable success in breeding poultry, 
sheep or cattle. In some cases their par¬ 
ents, as we think wisely, have encouraged 
their children to extend and improve their 
little flocks and herds, until the result has 
become verv encouraging. “Uncle John” 
PORTABLE FENCES. 
The pictures given herewith show sev¬ 
eral forms of portable fence which have 
been tried and found useful. The first 
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cut shown is from a Rhode Island farm. 
The uprights are of locust or chestnut, 
six feet long, braced with poles of any 
stiff wood. Holes are bored at top and 
bottom corners of uprights at the proper 
angle, into which the rounded ends of the 
braces are inserted. Five lengths of wire 
arc stretched across and stapled to posts 
and braces. Each panel is 10 feet long 
and set in crowbar holes. 
This fence, used in northern New York. 
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AN OHIO BOY AND IIIS SHEEP. 
Soencer, of Cornell, has done much to 
encourage this work. In a recent letter 
he says: 
A few years ago I told you about meeting 
a boy in knee trousers in a school up in 
Oswego County. When I was unhitching my 
horse he stole out of the school room to ask 
me about the value of a certain breed of 
bens, and another question was* about a 
proper ration. That was 10 years ago. lie 
is dealing in sheep now. I have before me 
a letter from him just received. Here are 
some of his paragraphs: 
“Last November I started in with 65 purc- 
breds. At shearing time I had 550 pounds 
of wool. It pays to get the best blood, for 
it is no more trouble to raise a ram that 
will sell for a Dig price than a common one 
at butchers’ prices. I shipped to five States 
last Fall. Three of them went to the City 
of Mexico. Thirty-two head made an average 
of $18. My crop of lambs this year are 
sired by an imported ram that 1 picked out 
of a bunch of 30 that I found in Canada. 
1 paid $00 for him, and he is wool all over 
but the tip of bis nose and four toes. I have 
a yearling ram that: weighs about 160 pounds, 
and sheared 15 pounds. I have been offered 
$50 for him, but he is worth more than that 
to me to sire my lambs.” 
There are many other boys and girls 
who only need a little encouragement to 
start them on a pleasant and useful busi¬ 
ness career. We shall try to reach more 
of them, and help bring them out. Here 
is the picture of an Ohio boy with his 
sheep. Let us hear from more boys and 
girls who “take” to farm animals. 
Budding Appi.e Thicks. —I notice C. M. S., 
on page 776, asks for information on bud¬ 
ding or grafting apple trees (lie same Spring 
they are planted.’It is not possible to bud 
a tree that is not in a good growing con¬ 
dition, which would not be likely to be the 
same season of planting. Having had con¬ 
siderable experience in planting orchards I 
prefer seedling trees. I get a hardier trunk 
and crotch than on grafted stock, and graft 
the first season. I use a tongue-graft 
scion, and wrap the joint with half-worn 
cotton cloth, dipped in melted grafting wax. 
a strip live inches long by one-half inch 
wide; with excellent success, and said trees 
come into bearing sooner than nursery trees. 
Care should be taken to have the joint well 
covered. I’ut the strip on spirally and lap 
the end back on the cloth. T. E. s. 
Nova Scotia. 
is made of anv light lumber about four 
inches wide. Half the panels should have 
the slats a a on one side and the other 
half on the other side. The cleat d 
should always be opposite a. To erect 
the fence put the ends c c through the 
openings b b and fasten by wedge c. Of 
course temporary posts must be set at 
proper intervals. 
This form of panel is used in parts of 
Will You Let Us Send You a Sta=Rite 
Gasoline Engine on 30 Days’ Free Trial? 
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Tennessee. Thev are 12 feet long, made 
of boards three inches wide, or straight 
poles flattened at both ends may be used. 
A cleat is nailed on each side at both 
ends, allowing the ends to project three 
inches. Stakes are driven at intersection 
of panels and fence wired to the stake. 
Here is a fence of rough material found 
in parts of New Hampshire. It could be 
made of boards and of any desired 
height. No posts are needed, and the 
fence is quickly loaded on wagon and 
moved wherever desired. 
“Here's a letter from a woman,” said 
the answers-to-correspondents editor, 
“who wants to know how to make if 
lemon tart.” “That’s just like a woman,” 
rejoined the snake editor. “Tell her if 
the lemon isn’t tart to begin with, she’d 
better consign it to the dump and let it go 
at that.”—Chicago Daily News. 
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no less; a BIG chance to try before you 
buy the best gasoline engine ever offered 
at tho lowest price ever made for an en¬ 
gine of equal merit and quality. 
This is no ordinary opportunity, because the 
“Sta-Rite” is no ordinary engine, and the terms 
are such that you simply CAN'T refuse them, 
if you are in the market for the best form of 
farm power. 
We make no claims for the “Sta-Rite” that wo 
do not PROVE. We stand ready to show YOU 
that this engine is the ni inp lent, most economical 
and reliable engine on tho market to-day. 
“Simplest” means fewest working parts; that, 
wo can prove to you the first time you oxamino 
tho "Sta-Rite” Engine. It is tho most econom¬ 
ical beeauso it is the simplest hi construction, 
requires practically no expense forrepairs, which 
aro frequently necessary to keep tho complicated 
sort of engines in good working order. 
The “Sta-Rito” saves fuel. It uses loss fuel 
for the same amount of work than ANY engine 
on earth. We give you a positive, iron-clad guar¬ 
antee on this point. Worth having—isn't it T 
Three competing engines of standard make 
recently did tne same kind of work (ensilage cut¬ 
ting) for two days in the same fiold, under iden¬ 
tical conditions. One engine consumed 25 gallons 
of gasoline; another, 21 gallons; the "Sta-Rite,’ 
only 11 gallons. 
How’s that for practical proof, Mr. Farmer? 
Reliability? Well, there’s just one right way 
Write for Our Free 
DREW ELEVATED 
Main Office, 128 Monroe St., 
Eafftern Branch, Rome, N. Y. 
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to settle that question; ask any one who lias 
actually USED a “Sta-Rite” engino long enough 
to make his experience valuable. An ounce of 
PRACTICE is worth a ton of theory, we think 
when it comes to figuring on what a machine will 
or will not do. ,. 
So, write us and we will send you a lug list ot 
poople who KNOW what tho “Sta-Rito” has done. 
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Now, remember, Mr. Farmer, that you can try 
a "Sta-Rite” engine BEFORE you buy. 
This is the only engine sold on such a wide 
open, liberal free trial plan. 
We can afford to make this offer because experi¬ 
ence has PROVED that the “Sta-Rito” will meet 
every demand made upon it,and fully justify our 
unlimited confidence in its merits. 
So, let us send you one to tent for thirty days 
in your own work under actual conditions ns you 
find them on your premises. 
You will have nothing to pay, no notes to sign, 
no obligations of any kind except to givo tho 
“Sta-Rite” a fair trial for one month. 
. If you want tho best farm power ever invented; 
if you value an engine that will ALWAYS bo in 
perfect working order, if you believe that economy 
of operation and absolute dependability are things 
worth having in an engine, take our advice ami 
investigate the "Sta-Rite.” Do it to-day! 
There’s no time like NOW to begin looking into 
the things that will better our condition,—save us 
time, work and worry, as tho “Sta-ltito” engine 
is guaranteed to do. , 
Catalogue To-tlay. 
CARRIER CO., 
WATERLOO, WIS. 
Factory, Racine, Wis. 
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G E I S E R 
Gasoline Engines 
THE ESSENCE OF POWER 
BEST OF THE BEST 
Up Front Just Like Our “Peerless” 
Steam Engines 
Ask for our big Catalogue of 
“Masterpieces of American Machinery’, 
THE GEISER MFG. CO., Waynesboro, Pa. 
A Never Failing Water Supply, 
with absolute safety, at small cost may bo had by using tho 
Improved Rider Hot Air Pumping Engine and 
Improved Ericsson Hot Air Pumping Engine. 
Built by us for more than 30 yoars and sold in evory country in the world. Exclu¬ 
sively intended for pumping water. Maybe run by any ignorant boy or woman. 
So well built that their durability is yet to bo determined, engiuos which wore sold 
30 yoars ago being still in active service. 
Send stamp for “01” Catalogue to nearest office. 
RIDER-ERICSSON ENGINE CO., 
35 W.rrcn St., Now York. 239 Franklin St., Roslon. 
40 D«*nrborn St., (’h if ago. 1534 Craig: St., West, Montreal, P. (J. 
40 Aorth 7th St., Philadelphia. *22 Pitt St., Sydney, >. S. >V. 
Amurgura 90, Havana, Cuba. 
TILE DRAINED LAND IS MORE PRODUCTIVE 
, creases the value. Acres of swampy land reclaimed and made fertile. 
DAI I M n Tl I C > JncksonV Kuuml Drain Tile meets every requirement. We also make Sewer 
nVJU n U I I LX. J Pipe, Ked and Fire Brick, Chimney Tops, Encaustic Side Walk Tile,etc. Write 
, _ - / for what volt want and prices. JOHN 11. JACKSON, 7t> Third Arc., Alban;, N.Y. 
KALAMAZOO SUPPLY HOUSE some of_our SPECIALTIES 
$ 3.95 up 
> without covar 
This Grinder 
only $ 10.15 
25 kinds in our 
big catalogue 
r.od Cutlors, 25 kind., Corn sellers compleW, 
.iics and prices shown, only $4.86 
$1.76 op Without (an or feed table, 
only $4.40 
8 other sizes and kinds 
With cover, $ 4.25 
up. Wo havo sevoa 
sizes Kottlo Cookers 
and 5 other kinds 
Sweep Grinding Mills 
in several stylos 
and sizes 
only $ I 2.95 up 
This Portland Sleigh 
only $15.70 
13 other styles, also runners 
DIRECT FROM FACTORY at WHOLESALE PRICES 
THIS IS THE MONEY-SAVING WAY OF DOING 
Swivel Reach Oscillating 
Boh Sled, only $ 1 3.50 
Soveral other kinds 
Saw Frame, com* 
> plot*, without Saw, 
like cut, $ 10.20 
15 styles, also Drag 
Sawing Machines 
8p rayors 
for San Joso 
Scale, etc., tho 
very best, at 
lowest prices 
This Root Cutter Humphrey** 
only $6.35 Groon Bone 
Capacity, l hu. 
per minute. 
Other kinds and 
prices 
and Vegetable 
Cutter, only 
$1 1.00 
We sell Mann's 
ami other styles 
BUSINESS 
IT’S OUR WAY 
Before You Buy for the farm ortho home wrlto for our new 
. ... __ 1 400-pagc catalogue. It Is the most complete 
Any tiling more catalogue of Its kind and our prices are ah* 
solutely lowest. The catalogue describes,prices and Illustrates a 
great line of almoBteverything used on a farm and lu a household. 
Among other things Is our flue assortment of furniture, stoves, 
kitchen cabinets, washing and sewing machines, watches, etc. 
c.„j Two-thirds of the articles listed in our new catalogue aro specialties, a few of them Hhown in this advertisement. 
ocllu i„ n iu 0 ty cases out of a hundred, local dealers do not carry such specialties In stock and do not even know where to 
New Catalogue 5,,^ ti 1C m Even If your local dealer could get these goods for you Ills prices would be “away up." Our prleeB are 
the very lowest because we buy the entire output of the factories. We have no limit to our territory for doing business and there Is no 
limit to our sales. That Is one reason why we can save you money. We have no agents. All business done direct by catalogue uud corres¬ 
pondence. Buy your supplies at factory prices. Send for new catalogue toduy. Address 
1 CASH SUPPLY & MFG. CO., 695 Lawrence Square, KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
