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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



fl (©OliLBGIlION. 



Brought by Uncle Sam's mail and in other trays. 



G M T. Johnson, Binghamton, N. J., isssues the most 

 Interesting Poultry Book, for 25 cents, we have ever 

 read. Send for it. Mailed on receipt of price. 



The Perfect Hatchers' Co.'s Automatic Incubators are 

 having great success in the hands of practical farmers. 

 See their advertisement on page 9. 



Everyone interested in Firearms and Sporting Goods 

 should send for the Catalogue issued by Messrs. J. A. 

 Ross & Co., Boston, Mass., also their 18S5 Calendar, see 

 advertisement in this issue. 



That grand old paper, the American Agriculturist, has 

 done better this year than ever before. It sijcceeds be- 

 cause it deserves to. We send it wUh The Farm and 

 Garden for only Jl.2.5 a year. 



John Saul, 621 Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., 

 Catalogue No. 6 of new, rare and beautiful plants. A 

 large and varied list o* flowering and foliage plants, 

 bulbs, Ac. : 72 pages, f 'atalogue. No. 2, of new .-inii beau- 

 tiful flowers, garden seeds, &c. 32 finely illustrated 



We cannot refrain from calling attention to the adver- 

 tisement ol H. J. Balcer & Co. ou top ol farst column of 

 lasi cover page. Thev have occupieil this space each 

 spring for three years, and have dealt justly with many 

 readers of this paper. 



Mr Charles Lippincott, of CInnannnson. N. J., read an 

 Essav on Incubators and Brooders, before the State 

 Board of Agricnlture, at Trenton. N. J., on February 4tb. 

 It can be obtained of P. T. (Juiiin. of Newarl<, N. J. Mr. 

 Lippincotl has three incubators going now; his Hrst 

 hatches being over eighty per cent. 



Wm H. Fay & (:>.. Camden, X. J., are manufacturers 

 of manilla rooHng and lining. For keeping ciil.l and 

 heat out of I'raine lii>usesand fur making cheap rools. 

 this is valuable. -\ samplt* and interesting circular is 

 seiit to all who apply and state that they are readers ol 

 The Farm a.^'o Gakokn. 



Color Yot'R Butter.— Farmers that try t4i sell white 

 butter are all of the npinlun that dairving doi^s not pay. 

 If thev would use Wells, Rii-liardsiui * Co.'s Improved 

 Butter Col. r nil. I iiKirk.'l Iheir Imtler in perfect oondi- 

 tion, thev would slill u'el i;."id pri.es, but it will uot pay 

 tomakeanv but lli.- best in color and quality. This 

 color Is used by all the leadlngcreameries and dairymen, 

 and is sold by druggists and merchants. 



The People's Farm and st.m-k CYfi.oi*Ki.iA.— We 

 have reclevwl from J.mes Urns. Publishers, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, the above work, lor whi.h «.• .•xpr.'s.s our obliga- 

 tions. The w.irk einlinu/es all lli.- most useful topics in 

 farm and garden affairs, anil is especially lull of all mut- 

 ter that relates to stock, poullrv. diseases and can- ..f 

 animals generallv. The work is well writti'li. In a pleas 

 In.' an. 1 ntl iii.tive style : full of illiist rati. ins, and .■ontuins 

 avast am. .lint ..f usi.|ul iiifonnalion. To a beginner in 

 farniini,' lli.' w.irk is ..iie ..t'rare value, un.l the practical 

 farniiT will lind it full of matter that will amnly repay 

 him for a perusal. We believe this work will meet a 

 ready sale and prove a popular work with the farmer 

 and readers generallv. Printed on good paper, from 

 large, clear type ; well bound. 12*1 large octavo pages. 



HAVE YOU A 



GARDEN? 



IF YOU HAVE YOU WILL NEED 



SEEDS 



And will want the Best at the least 

 money. Then my new Seeii Catalogue will 

 surprise you. No matter where you have 

 been dealing it -will save money. It is mailed 



Free to all, and you oug^lit to 



have it before buying anywhere. 



WM. H. MAULE, 



129 & 131 South Front St., Philadelphia. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



T. S. Hubbard. Fredonia, N. Y., Small Fruits. 

 J. T. Lovett, Little Silver. N. J.. Small Fruit.s. 

 B M. Morrell. Plymouth, Indiana, small fruits. 

 H. G. CornHV. I ■or'nwall-on-Hudsoii. N.Y . Sma 1 !• ruits. 

 George Slin'son & Co., Portland, Maine, Novelties. 

 Elhvaiiger A Barrv. K...-hesler, N. Y., Nursery Slock. 

 B. T. Pierce * Co..s.;utli llav.ii. Mi.-bigan, t ruit Hoxes. 

 T. T. Lyons, SouUi HaVHji, Micliw.n, Small tnius. 

 E. & J. C. Williams. .\l,.nt.la.i. N. ... ^"1" ' '■.riwer- 

 Small & Matthews, B.jsl on, Mass.. Small 3 Calf I' eeder 



POTATOES. 



IRISH. SWEET. v„,l, 



Pamnhlet prepared by Charles V. Mapes, New/1 ork, 

 oonSrig aSnlsof'some iuterestiug experimem^ 

 showing (Temand for complete, not partial, >e™,',J*V" 

 A mong the most striking ol these are the following .- 



1. When fertilizers exhaust the land. 



2. Large yields of potatoes on sixteen acres. 



3. 5'2s bushels on on© acre. 



4. Continuous growing of potatoes for eight years. 



5. How over 1000 bushels of potatoes are grown on an 

 acre. 



6. Scab, wire worms, etc., in potatoes. 



7. Sweet potatoes, their composition. 



These accounts are from the pen of Prof. G. C. Call- 

 well, Sir J. B. Lawes, of England ; K S. Carmen, Rural 

 Ne*v Yorker: Dr. F. M Ilexamer, American Garden, and 

 others. 



This valuable pamphlet contains, among other usefiil 

 information, a tableshowing the effects of fertilizera 

 supplying only a single element, as compared with 

 complete fertilizers. Sent free to applicants by Mapes 

 Formula and Peruvian Guano Co., 1.58 Front St. N. Y. 



A PRESENT TO EVERY LADY. 



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