80 



THE PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGIST. 



THE :b'Jl.'^^1s/l:ei:e^. 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



i>evoti:d to 



Af/riculture, Uarticulturc, the Mechanic Arts and 



Jloiischolil Economy. 



PUBLISIIF.D AT RICHMOND, VA., BY 



ELLIOTT & SHIELDS. 



The bpst talent, both practical and the retical, which 

 the country ailbrds. is employed in aid of this enterprise, 

 and no expense will be spared in the effort to make the 

 Journal complete in all respects. 



It is printed on good paper and with clear type, and 

 contains forty pages of reading matter. An advertising 

 sheet of capacity sufficient to accommodate the adverti- 

 sing patronage of TiiK Faujirr is added. 



An attractive feature of The Faiimer is its embellish- 

 ments. Engraved designs and plans of Dwclli-nffs, Farm 

 Houses, Cottages, Farm Buildings, Improved Stock, Labor 

 Swing Madiinery, Modern and %isrf id Implements of Hus- 

 bandry/, etc. vi'M be conspicuously displayed in its columns. 



THE FARMER is received by subscribers in every city 

 and county in Virginia, and in the States of West Virgi- 

 nia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky. North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama. 

 Mississippi, and is being introduced into other States, and 

 will take rank by the siile of the older publications already 

 in this field of industrial enterprise. 



In addition to the circulation which The FAnMF.n has 

 by subscription, it is regularly forwarded to Magazine 

 and Periodical Dealers at all the principal points South 

 of the Potomac. 



The very fine adverising custom which has been at- 

 tracted to The FARMEn, is a satisfactory guarantee with 

 which the publication of such a work at this time has 

 been received by the public. 



Specimen copies can be seen at the office of The Prac- 

 tical Extomologist, 6i 8 South l.".th Street, Philadelphia. 



Address ELLIOTT A SHIELDS, 



liichmond, Va. 



C. B. ROGERS, 

 133 IS^^i^I^KIET ST., 



PHILADELPHIA, 



DEALER IN 



CLOVER, 



TIMOTHY, 



OBCHABD, 



HEED, and 



KENTUCKY BITJE 



GBASS SEED. 

 IMPOETED SEED WHEAT, 

 IMPORTED SEED OATS, 

 CANARY, HEMP and EAPE SEED. 



Garden Sseds and Agricultural Implements, 

 H. A. DREER, 



K^urserymaii, Seedsmau & Florist, 



No. 714 CHESTNUT STREET, 



PHILADELPHIA, 



VEGETABLE, GRASS and FLOWER SEEDS 



OF THE BEST QUALITY. 



Fruit and Shade Trees, Evergreens, 



Grape Vines, Strawberry Plants, 



Asparagus Eoots, &c. 



CATALOGUES FOIIWAKDED TO ALL APPLICANTS. 



THE MASON & HAMLIN 



CABINET ORGANS. 



At the recent Fair of the ^Massacliusetts Charitable 

 Mechanics Association in Boston, a GOLD MEDAL was 

 awarded to JIASON <t HAMLIN for "vali-able improve- 

 ments" and "the excellence of tone and beautiful work- 

 manship" in their CABINET ORGANS; also, a Silver 

 Medal for the superiority of their Cabinet work. 



FIFTY-ONE GOLD or SILVER MEDALS, or OTHER 

 HIGHEST PREMUIMS, have been awarded M. i H. 

 within a few years, and SIXTEEN within the last few 

 weeks, for the best Instruments of this general class. 



Printed testimony is presented in their Circulars from 

 more than two hundred and fifty of the nmst eminent 

 Organists and Musicians in the countrv. that the M \sox 

 & ilAMLiN CABINET ORGANS ARE UNEQUALLED. 



Prices, $110 to $600. 



Circulars, fully descriptive of the Cabinet Organs, sent 

 to any address. 



Warerooms, 274 Washington street, Boston. 

 506 Broadway, New York. 



MARYLAND FARMER. 



A MONTHLY PERIODICAL 



PUBLISHED BY 



S. S. MILLS & CO. 



No. 24 S. Calvert St., corner of Mercer, Baltimore. 



A.NI) nEVOTED TO 



Ayriculturc, Jlorticulliire, I^ural Economi/, House 

 hold Affairs, and Mechdiiic Arts. 



It is a RuLiARLE and Practical Journal, devoted to the 

 dilioront departments of FIELD CULTURE, such as 

 growing Field Crops, Orchard and Garden Fruits, Garden 

 Vegttaldes ami Flowers, Flowers for the Lawn and Yard, 

 Trees and Plants, Care of Domestic Animals. Ac, together 

 with all subjects of a kindred nature interesting to the 

 Farmer, Horticulturist, and Household. 



Published on the first of each month, at $1.50 per year 

 — or si.v copies for $7.51) — or ten copies for S12.5U, and a 

 copy to the getter up of the club. J^i~ Specimen copies 

 furnished gratis. 



THE PRAIRIE FARMER. 



LONG TRIED AND WELL LIKED. 



Vol. 17. — Ar«' Series. — 'lOth Year of Pid/lication. 



The leading paper of its cla«s in the great West. Its 

 contribulions are among the foremost in their different 

 dejiartmcnts in the country. 



Published weekly, in a large octavo form of si-xteen 

 ])ages, at $2 per year. Address 



EMERY .1- CO.. Chicago, III. 



