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There is no farm paper published that is so strong in every department pertaining to the farm and the farm home as

Metropolitan and

Rural Home.

The articles on household matters; everything that ministers to the lightening of household duties; the beautifying of the home; the proper care and clothing of the person; the cultivation and care of flowers in and around the home; the care of household pets and domestic animals; the cultivation of soils; the improvement of live stock; the dairy; the poultry yard; bee keeping; in fact, every department of general farming is given due prominence and careful editing by the ablest writers of the day.

It is little wonder that this mammoth monthly has attained a circulation.

of

500,000 Copies

among the best farmers of the country.
They know and appreciate its worth.
Advertisers have learned its value as a
result producer.

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of its worth as a paying medium, address

The Metropolitan and

RURAL HOME,

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NEW YORK.

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