California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



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HOLSTEmS FOE SALE! 



Yearliugs and calrea of both Hexes, l-red from my 

 importe'l cuws, ■ "Dowager," ""Or. Princess" and 

 "Fraulein." The best daily yield of these coivs is 

 62i Iba., 76 lbs. and 70 lbs. of niilk, respectively. Best 

 annual yielde: Dowager, 12,681i lbs.; Cr. Princess, 

 14,027 Ibg. GERRJT S. MILLER, 



nov2m Peterboro, Madison (.'o,, N, Y. 



SMITH & RYDER, 



Commercial Bank Building, 



307 First Street, San Jose, Cat. 



3>. G. STEFKSNS, 



GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT 



Ami Dealer in Feed, 



211 Davis St., corner Commercial, 



SAN FRAXflSCO. 



Z. M. PAB.VI1T, 



Tenchcr of Vocal Music, State Normal School, 

 gives Private lustnution in 



Vocal Culture, Piano, Organ, 

 and Harmony. 



Room over San Jose Savinps Bank, and Norm 

 al School. Singing Schoid tvcry FRIDAY eve 

 ning, in room over San Juse Savings Bank. 



DR. C. R. SPAW^, 



Resident Dentist, 

 Corner of First and 



Santa Clara streets. 



In McLant^hlin & Ry- 



land's building, 



Siiu -JdHe, Cal. 



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My Aiimial Catalogus of VeBotablo and Flower 

 Heed ftn- 1877 will be ready by January, and sent 

 FKF.K to all who apply. Customers of last season 

 need not write for it. I offer one of tlic larccst col- 

 lections of vecetablo seed ever sent out by any seed 

 house ni America, a large portion of wliieli were 

 grown on my sis seed fanns. Printed directions tor 

 cultivation on every package. All seed sold from my 

 eatablishnient warranted to be both tresli and true to 

 nam.-; so far. that should It prove ollienvise 1 will 

 rildl the Older gratis. As the niiuliial introducer of 

 tli.i Hubbard and Marhleliead Siiuaslies. the Marlile- 

 bead Cabbages, and a score of otlier new vegotables 

 I invite the patronage of all who are anxious to have 

 their seed fresh, true, and of the voiy best strain, 

 wow Vegetables a specialty. 



JAMliS J. H nliKCOKY. 



Marblehead. Mass. 



■wsafeC^'^a^ 



Splendid Premium 



To the Boy who will get us 



40 ITew Sutscriptions 



TO THE 



CALIFORNIA AGEICULTUEIST 



AT $l.50 EACH. 



For only 40 New Subscribers, which you can 

 get in your district in a nhort time, we \vill givo 

 the Hull Treadle 



JIG SAW AND mm MACHINE, 



price:, S45 . 



HERE, BOYS! 



ImUw Tb Try For! 



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To Our Subscribers, 1 



TO TEACHERS. 



We have made arrangements 



BO that for the sum of six cent.'*, in cur- 

 ruency or postage stamps, sent with yonr 

 Postotlice Address m full to the under- 

 signed, they will return by mail, post paid, 

 a very neat. Ugbt and strong 



BAMBOO FOOT EULE, 



Just the beat thing for School. Office or 

 Draughtsman's use This ia a tine speci- 

 men of Japanese manufacture, well worth 

 25 cents each. One dozen \vill be sent for 

 only 60 cents, which is the lowest wholesale 

 price in large fiuantities. Address. 



CAL. FINE ART PUB. CO . 

 Box 686 San Francisco. 



.-n^rp^-ct:.,r^^c,rj^^Og^ J^ 



OARDEN CITY 



COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. 



MUSIC HALL BUILDING. 

 CONNOR & HKNNING, Proprietors. 



BUSINESS 



TRAINI NG 



SCHOOL 



For the Young and Middle-Aged of both 

 Se^es. 



Open day and evening throughout the year. 

 The BUSINESS COURSE embraces Penmanship. 

 Business Correspondence, Commercial Arithmetic. 

 Composition of Business Paper, Commercial Calcu- 

 lations, Mercantile Law, Book-keeping in all its 

 forms, and actual practice in WTiolesale and Retail 

 Merchandising, Jobbing. Commission, Real Estate 

 Insiu-ance and Banking, The student buys, sells, 

 ships, consigns, discoimts. insin-es, draws checks. 

 notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and goes through 

 the entire routine of mercantile affairs There are 

 no classes; each student receives individual instruc- 

 tion. Students may enter on any secular day or eve- 

 ning in the year. Saturdays excepted. 



Tlioron^li Instrnction piven in Prac- 

 «ical and Ornaniental 



F E Sr IMC A If S H Z P . 



For fiuther information and specimen of penman- 

 ship, addresi 



E. P. CONNOR, 



San Jose. 



IV^enefee & Gastoi-( 



DENTISTS, 



S, W. Cor. Santa Clara and First Sts 



Over Farmers' National Gold Bank, 

 SAN JOSE. 



H^ Special attention jriven to Fine 

 Gold Fillings. Langhing Gas Adminis- 

 tered. 



T.W.Mitchell, 



Porter's Block, cor. Santa 

 Clara and Second Sts, 



SAN JOSIO. 



SEEDSMAlf and FLOEIST 



And l)eal«^rin Floweriiiy^ Plants, 



Oriiiimental Sliriih.s, liiill)!* 



and Flo\<ieriii<f Rootti in 



Variely, Hantjin^ Uhr- 



ketM, i>i-ied GrasKfH, 



Frencli linmorfolleH of Awsorled 



Colors, Ktr , Ktv. 



tt^ Soeds. Fresh and lt..di!il>]e, 



EMPEY 8, LENITARD, 



Manufacturers and DeaUrs In 



SADDLERY, 



Carriage Trimmings. Etc, 



Have removed to iass> First stioet. Music Ht 

 BiiUdiug, oi)po8itc Wells-Furgo's office. 



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FARMS! 



OR S ^^ L E 



1 QAn '**'*« of jro*"! Farming I.and 



^O^U I a miles noith of Ellis' Station, at $12 

 per acre; asijlendid crop this year; will sell a 

 part or the whole. 



1 Oir-lOO Acies-Clierry Vale, ZH milea 

 iL\J from San Jose, in the Willows. The best 

 Cherry Orchard in California. 1230 cherry trees, 

 CUO Pmne, and variety of Peach. Pear, Apricot', 

 etc. Also. 2000 Grape Vines four .years old. Two 

 Wells with 7-inch pumps. Horse-power, Steam 

 Engine for lifting water, 3200 feet Under-ground 

 Water Pipe for irrigating. Plain^House. Orch- 

 ard fenced, and sheltered with Lombardy Poplars. 

 Very complete place, and A BARG.UN at 

 $10, 500. Terms-$7.000 cash; balance on time 

 at 10 per cent, annually. 



1 C4- ^•^•■*"' Seven Miles West of City 



•W^ of San Jose, mostly valley, very cheap. 

 Fair House, at S6. 500. 



O^O Acres, Near Cinnabar Hotel, on 



6i6i<J Almaden Koad, six and a half miles out; 

 a Big Bargain for Sia, 000 ; has a Fine Grove 

 of Timber, House, Bam, Wind-mill, Vineyard, 

 etc ; all valley land but 60 acres. Terms— One- 

 half cash; balance in three years at 8 per cent, 

 per annum. 



40 



Acres, Tivo and a Half Miles West, 



rich valley land.fat S80 per acre. 



^Qll Acres, Near Washing^ton Cor- 



hi^X^ ners, Alameda county, 1.5^ miles from 

 San Jose, one mile from Depot; all valley land; 

 House, two Barns, larye Dairy HouBe, Granary, 

 Wind-mill, Tank, three acres of Excellent Urch. 

 ard, is a first-class place, at $90 per acre, part 

 ca&b. 



CA Acres, on the Alntaden Road, Six 



wW miles out. House, Barn, etc.; a pretty place 

 for 85, 000, 



370 ^^^^^ near Evergreen; 80 acres in vineyard and 

 ** ' * 80,000 vines in full bearing ; 250 acres in culti- 

 vation ; housj, barn, and good lencLng ; in the Warm 

 Belt. 6 milea east of the city. A good investment for 

 some one acquainted with business. The reason for 

 selling is that the owner is old and desiroug of retir 

 ing from business. Price. $20,000. 



210 ^'^^^^ 6 miles southwest of the city, on the 

 "*'' Saratoga road, finely improvtd ; good soil ; all 

 valley land ; orchard antl vineyard. A good larm and 

 offered vei-y low as the ovraer has gone into other 

 business. $71 per acre. 



OQ Acres 6 miles west of San Jose ; house of three 

 ^^ rooms; goodfeucea; two wells; orchard of 150 

 trees. Price, §6.650. 



160 



Acres 5J miles west of Santa Clara; house, 

 fencing, etc. Offered ver>" low, at §45 per acre. 



QQ Acres 8 miles west; all valley land; fair im- 

 ^^ provements ; house, well, fencing, etc.; some 

 fnut. Price, $5,500. 



90 



Acres near Lawrence's Station, at SlOO per acre. 

 A good fai'm, with good improvements. 



1 f5 A Acres near Saiatoga ; 



*W^ low hills; hog-tight 



stream of water ; good orchard and house. 



gain, for S6,500. 



acres valley, balance 

 ning 

 bar- 



ISO Acres 9 miles south; 100 acres cultivatable, 

 ^^^ balance pasturt.. ; house, barn, and milk-hoiise ; 

 all fenced ; both spring and ninning water. Price, 

 $■1,000 ; one-half cash, balance on time to suit. 



1 RO Acrt^s 8 miles from San Jose ; house, bam and 

 ^^'O outbuildings; 15 acres in grapes, balance good, 

 cultivatable hind ; running stream of water for ten 

 months in tho year. $6,120; one-th.rd cash, balance 

 in one and two yeai's at lO.i per annum. 



OK Acres 5i miles from San Jose, with some fruit 

 *^^ trees; 20 acres inider culiivation; 15 acres in 

 grapes, $5.000 ; one-tliird cash, balance in one and 

 twk> years at 10;, per amium. 



CIO Acres; all under cultivation; nice house and 

 ^ ^ ^ large barn ; picket fence ; 140 fruit trees ; nine 

 miles from Santa Cruz road. $17,000 ; terms to su.t. 



C^f? Acres eight miles from Snn Jo.^e ; 100 acres in 

 *''* ' grapes, balance under lultivatiou ; 2 houses. 2 

 barns and outbuildings ; gotnl knoo ; 4 Iields ; several 

 springs and nnnung water; wdl be sold in parcels to 

 suit, i'r.co for whole, $30 per acre ; one-half casli, 

 balance to suit. 



ftf? Acres 5 miles from San Jose ; 100 fruit trees ; 15 

 ^'15 acres in vineyard, all forcitni grapes; first- 

 class liouso of Grooms, marble mantle; also, barn, 

 good well of water, buggy, hoi-se, plows and ImrrowH 

 A line place, and well worth looking :it. 



J AS. A. CLAYTON, 



HEAL KSTATK AllE.NT. 



290 Santa Clara Street, San Jose | 



